# Accident 19820926051739A: Piper PA32R300, Berkeley Spring, WV, September 26, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1982, 13:30 local time
- Place: Berkeley Spring, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5506° N, 78.2090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5506&lon=-78.2090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8690E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 54 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820926051739A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT 2000 FOOT ELEVATION. PILOT WAS ADVISED AGAINST VFR FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC82FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA237), Sep 26, 1982: Piper PA-32-R-300 (N8690E), Berkeley Spring, WV, destroyed, 5 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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