# Accident 19821029066059A: Piper PA30, Columbus, OH, October 29, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1982, 23:56 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.0107° N, 82.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0107&lon=-82.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7850Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7850Y-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 104 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029066059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI83LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA028), Oct 29, 1982: Piper PA-30 (N7850Y), Columbus, OH, 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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