# Accident 19821027070632A: Piper PA31P, Carrollton, TX, October 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1982, 11:20 local time
- Place: Carrollton, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9805° N, 96.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9805&lon=-96.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100FD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,024 total, 0 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83AA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027070632A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N72430 DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING AT DALLAS LOVE FIELD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N72430, Cessna 337G: [Accident 19821027070631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821027070631A)

## 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 FTW83AA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83AA024), Oct 27, 1982: Piper PA-31P (N100FD), Carrollton, TX, 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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