# Accident 19821010060411A: Piper PA28RT201T, Gualala, CA, October 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1982, 17:55 local time
- Place: Gualala, CA
- Airport: Ocean Ridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8017° N, 123.5306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCEAN RIDGE (E55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8017&lon=-123.5306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8465Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8465Y-2013-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010060411A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N21950 DURING TAKE OFF RUN.   HUMP IN MID-FIELD PREVENTED VIEW OF OPPOSITE END OF RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N21950, Cessna 172M: [Accident 19821010060412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821010060412A)

## 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 LAX83LVD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LVD02), Oct 11, 1982: Piper PA-28R (N8465Y), Gualala, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8465Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981008039879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008039879I), Oct 8, 1998: Piper PA28RT201T (N8465Y), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot landed the aircraft fast, then tried to turn off if the runway quickly. The aircraft failed to make the turn, left the pavement and the propeller…

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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