19821029066059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Columbus, OH · October 29, 1982

Date
October 29, 1982 · 23:56 local
Place
Columbus, OH
Airport
Port Columbus
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7850Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI83LA028
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total104 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot turned aircraft into 8 foot deep culvert. Pilot stated lighting was inadequate.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO 8 FOOT DEEP CULVERT. PILOT STATED LIGHTING WAS INADEQUATE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.