# Accident 19821212033829A: Piper PA28180, Grandfield, OK, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 16:30 local time
- Place: Grandfield, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2308° N, 98.6805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2308&lon=-98.6805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9317J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9317J-1994-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212033829A

## Narrative

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

CHILD ALLOWED TO STAND IN CARGO AREA APPARENTLY FELL INTO CARGO DOOR. IMPACT OPENED DOOR. CHILD FELL OUT.

## 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 FTW83LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA057), Dec 12, 1982: Piper PA-28-180 (N9317J), Grandfield, OK, no damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9317J (2)

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

- [Accident 19931005037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005037729A), Oct 5, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N9317J), Albuquerque, NM, Destroyed. Full load on takeoff. Observed nose high wobbly climb and stall. Density altitude and aft loading are factors.
- [Accident 19831024057129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831024057129A), Oct 24, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N9317J), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from carburetor ice.

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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