# Accident 19821210063609A: Piper PA28181, Heflin, AL, December 10, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1982, 15:00 local time
- Place: Heflin, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6391° N, 85.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6391&lon=-85.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22199, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22199) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 44 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821210063609A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED INTO IMC AND MADE DECISION TO LAND ON ROAD. LEFT WING HIT BANK AND WAS TORN LOOSE.

## 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 ATL83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA058), Dec 10, 1982: Piper PA-28-181 (N22199), Heflin, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N22199 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811007065779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007065779A), Oct 7, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N22199), Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Landed on a runway marked closed, on an abandoned airport. Mistook for active airport. Wings hit construction posts.

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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