# Accident 19821202062199A: Piper PA24250, Ocean City, MD, December 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1982, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4107° N, 75.0714° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocean City, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4107&lon=-75.0714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5284P-2013-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202062199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN OCEAN. BODIES WASHED ASHORE.INDICATES LOSS OF CONTROL IN UNFAVORABLE WEATHER.VFR PILOT.

## 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 ATL83FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA049), Dec 2, 1982: Piper PA-24-250 (N5284P), Ocean City, MD, 2 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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