# Accident 19821015053479A: Piper PA25235, Sicily Island, LA, October 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1982, 18:35 local time
- Place: Sicily Island, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.8400° N, 91.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8400&lon=-91.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8520L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,400 total, 5,402 in this make and model, 410 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821015053479A

## Narrative

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

SUN GLARE AND DIRTY WINDSHIELD CONTRIBUTED TO AIRCRAFT WING BEING SEVERED BY A POWER POLE ON A SWATH RUN.

## 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 FTW83LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA018), Oct 15, 1982: Piper PA-25-235 (N8520L), Sicily Island, LA, destroyed

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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