# Accident 19821017055789A: Piper PA32260, Vandalia, OH, October 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1982, 21:30 local time
- Place: Vandalia, OH
- Airport: Dayton International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9703° N, 83.4806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9703&lon=-83.4806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 180 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821017055789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB TO CRUISE. NO FUEL IN LEFT MAIN AND NO FUEL IN CARBURETOR. SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK.

## 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 CHI83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA020), Oct 18, 1982: Piper PA-32-260 (N4740S), Vandalia, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4740S (1)

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

- [Accident 19730731025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730731025249A), Jul 31, 1973: Piper PA32260 (N4740S), Vandalia, OH, Substantial damage. Lndd adj to grass strip rolled into area where the taxiway had been bkn by air hammers.

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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