# Accident 19820916046901A: Piper PA24260, Paris, TX, September 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1982, 17:35 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6606° N, 95.5404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6606&lon=-95.5404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300AH-1983-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916046901A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH N1531R AND CRASHED 5 MILES SW OF COX AIRPORT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1531R, Gulstm AA5B: [Accident 19820916046902A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916046902A)

## 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 FTW82FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA382), Sep 16, 1982: Piper PA-24-260 (N300AH), Paris, TX, destroyed, 3 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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