# Incident 19830401028739I: Piper PA32301, Littlefield, TX, April 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1983, 23:10 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9192° N, 102.3348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9192&lon=-102.3348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82145, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 400 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401028739I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER, STRUCK A MAIL BOX LANDING ON A ROAD. LEFT MAG FLANGE STOP PIN BROKE. JAMMED CRANKSHAFT GEAR.

## Other reports on N82145 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820115003759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820115003759I), Jan 15, 1982: Piper PA32301 (N82145), Angel Fire, NM, Minor damage. Aircraft slide off left side of runway and hit a low snow bank. Skid caused by ice on runway.

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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