# Accident 19820906044119A: Piper PA32301, Raton, NM, September 6, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Raton, NM
- Airport: La Mesa Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8792° N, 104.4390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8792&lon=-104.4390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8200M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8200M-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 19 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906044119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF WHICH WAS REQUIRED. AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER INITIAL LIFT OFF AND DEPARTED RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW82DA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA366), Sep 6, 1982: Piper PA32-301 (N8200M), Raton, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8200M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120802018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120802018379A), Aug 2, 2012: Piper PA-32-301 (N8200M), Howard Bay, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 2, 2012, at approximately 1655Z, a Piper PA-32-301 aircraft operated by air excursions LLC of gustavus, Alaska was reported overdue by company…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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