# Accident 19820922048849A: Piper J3, Nome, AK, September 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1982, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7091° N, 164.6192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7091&lon=-164.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3257N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922048849A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ATTEMPTING VFR FLIGHT THROUGH A MOUNTAIN PASS IN UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 ANC82DAA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAA20), Sep 22, 1982: Piper J3 (N3257N), Near Nome, AK, destroyed, 1 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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