# Accident 19821102070529A: Piper PA34220T, Durango, CO, November 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1982
- Place: Durango, CO
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4692° N, 106.4302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4692&lon=-106.4302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8096D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8096D-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821102070529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MISSING ON FLIGHT FROM OGDEN, UTAH, TO TAOS, NM. WEATHER BELIEVED TO BE FACTOR.

## 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 FTW83FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA298), Nov 3, 1982: Piper PA-34-200T (N8096D), Canjilon, NM, 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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