# Incident 19830418018499I: Piper PA32260, Winston Salem, NC, April 18, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1983, 12:49 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.0999° N, 80.2442° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winston-Salem, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0999&lon=-80.2442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7748J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7748J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830418018499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N7748J (2)

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

- [Accident 20231203020589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231203020589A), Dec 3, 2023: Piper PA-32-260 (N7748J), Millington, TN, Substantial damage. On December 3rd approximately 1832 local PA32-260 left kjka gulf shores, Alabama bound to knqa Millington TN. Upon arrival into the memphis area the pilot in…
- [Accident 19810405015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405015379A), Apr 5, 1981: Piper PA32260 (N7748J), Pompano Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach. Investigation indicates improper fuel management. Aircraft crashed short of 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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