# Accident 19821027056789A: Piper PA28180, Buckingham, PA, October 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1982, 16:00 local time
- Place: Buckingham, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3196° N, 75.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3196&lon=-75.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4956L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4956L-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027056789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE PROBLEMS CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO HIT TREES BUT WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES.

## 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 NYC83LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA014), Oct 27, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N4956L), Buckingham, PA, 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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