# Accident 19821119059179A: Piper PA44180, Mccutchanville, IN, November 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1982, 04:03 local time
- Place: Mccutchanville, IN
- Airport: Dress Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0642° N, 87.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCutchanville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0642&lon=-87.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2161N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2161N-2011-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,612 total, 1,389 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821119059179A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT CARGO HAD NOT BEEN SECURED. TOTAL CARGO 399 LBS

## 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 CHI83FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA042), Nov 19, 1982: Piper PA-44-180 (N2161N), Mccutchanville, IN, 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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