# Accident 19821030057419A: Piper PA28140, Woodville, TX, October 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1982, 23:25 local time
- Place: Woodville, TX
- Airport: Woodville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7692° N, 94.4198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7692&lon=-94.4198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3858K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3858K-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 687 total, 156 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821030057419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED IN IMC, APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, CRASH OCCURRED.

## 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 FTW83FRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRA01), Oct 31, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N3858K), Woodville, TX, substantial damage, 3 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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