# Accident 19820910070479A: Piper PA28R201, Alma, GA, September 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1982, 11:31 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5404° N, 82.4690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5404&lon=-82.4690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39685, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39685-2017-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910070479A

## Narrative

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

PROCEEDED INTO AREA OF IMC. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT.PILOT WAS ADVISED VFR FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 ATL82FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA278), Sep 10, 1982: Piper PA-28R-201 (N39685), Alma, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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