# Accident 19821204063019A: Piper PA32RT300T, Hilton Head, SC, December 4, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1982, 20:05 local time
- Place: Hilton Head, SC
- Airport: Hilton Head
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2245° N, 80.6974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HILTON HEAD (HXD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2245&lon=-80.6974&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36447-1983-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,409 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821204063019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL83FLG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLG02), Dec 5, 1982: Piper 32RT-300T (N36447), Hilton Head, SC, destroyed

## Other reports on N36447 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801203085879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203085879I), Dec 3, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N36447), Rochester, NY. Gear extended twice in level flight without command.
- [Incident 19790501100059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501100059I), May 1, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T (N36447), Rochester, NY. Alternator failed. Connector broken at alternator input wire.

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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