# Accident 19821114070389A: Piper PA31310, Spencer, VA, November 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, VA
- Airport: Blue Ridge
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6105° N, 80.0106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6105&lon=-80.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3538R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3538R-1983-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31 (registry code 7103103, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821114070389A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF. DARK NIGHT, NO GROUND LIGHTS.WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT IMPACT.

## 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 ATL83AA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA031), Nov 14, 1982: Piper PA-31-310 (N3538R), Spencer, VA, destroyed, 8 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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