# Accident 19821024056439A: Piper PA28181, Vallejo, CA, October 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1982, 20:27 local time
- Place: Vallejo, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0900° N, 122.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0900&lon=-122.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4583F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4583F-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 273 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821024056439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IMPACTED HILLSIDE.

## 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 LAX83FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA020), Oct 25, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N4583F), Vallejo, CA, destroyed, 4 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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