# Accident 19821202061069A: Piper PA32300, Douglas, AZ, December 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1982, 03:20 local time
- Place: Douglas, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5409° N, 109.4602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5409&lon=-109.4602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55118-2012-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202061069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WHAT WITNESSES DESCRIBED AS DIVING INTO GROUND. PILOTS BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS 228MG PER CENT.

## 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 LAX83FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ04), Dec 2, 1982: Piper PA-32-300 (N55118), Douglas, AZ, 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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