# Accident 19840802076149A: Piper PA32260, Brunswick, ME, August 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1984, 10:58 local time
- Place: Brunswick, ME
- Airport: Brunswick Nas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.8875° N, 69.9426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8875&lon=-69.9426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3474W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3474W-2012-10-03) (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: 1,082 total, 50 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840802076149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. STALLED INTO WIRES AND BARRELS. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 NYC84FNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FNC07), Aug 2, 1984: Piper PA-32-260 (N3474W), Brunswick, ME, substantial damage

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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