# Accident 19821020056379A: Piper PA23250, Myrtle Beach, SC, October 20, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8209° N, 78.6703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8209&lon=-78.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62721 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 794 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821020056379A

## Narrative

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

AFTER ENGINE START PILOT LOOKED DOWN, WHEN PILOT LOOKED UP, AIRCRAFT WAS COLLIDING WITH PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL83LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA015), Oct 20, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N62721), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, 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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