# Accident 19821118060439A: Piper PA22, Clinton, SC, November 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1982, 20:40 local time
- Place: Clinton, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4741° N, 81.8606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4741&lon=-81.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6116D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6116D-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,331 total, 1,252 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118060439A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83FLG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG01), Nov 19, 1982: Piper 22 (N6116D), Clinton, SC, substantial damage

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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