19821118060439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Clinton, SC · November 18, 1982

Date
November 18, 1982 · 20:40 local
Place
Clinton, SC
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6116D
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83FLG01
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,331 total1,252 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to find destination airport in low ceiling and heavy rain. Ran out of fuel and crashed into trees.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO FIND DESTINATION AIRPORT IN LOW CEILING AND HEAVY RAIN. RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.