# Accident 19821202064229A: Piper PA34200T, Palo Alto, CA, December 2, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1982, 19:45 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALO ALTO (PAO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8292Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 866 total, 85 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821202064229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A EMBANKMENT OFF END OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORTED BIRD STRIKE. NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE

## 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 LAX83LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA049), Dec 3, 1982: Piper PA-34-200T (N8292Y), Palo Alto, CA, 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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