# Accident 19820926051049A: Piper PA23250, Panaca, NV, September 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1982, 20:00 local time
- Place: Panaca, NV
- Airport: Panaca
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7881° N, 114.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panaca, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7881&lon=-114.4005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14168-1983-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,085 total, 200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVW04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ELECTRICAL FAILURE. TRIED TO LAND AT UNLIGHTED AIRPORT.SEVERE WINDS FREEZING RAIN. IMPACTED A HILL.

## 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 LAX82FVW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVW04), Sep 27, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N14168), Panaca, NV, substantial damage

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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