# Accident 19821112058549A: Piper PA31350, Brevard, NC, November 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1982, 05:14 local time
- Place: Brevard, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.2302° N, 82.7290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2302&lon=-82.7290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59771, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59771-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821112058549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE DURING MISPLACED APPROACH PROCEDURE. ADF AND MARKER BEACON INOP.INDICATES RECEIVING WRONG VOR.

## 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 ATL83AA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA029), Nov 12, 1982: Piper PA-31-350 (N59771), Brevard, NC, destroyed, 1 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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