# Accident 19841024058219A: Piper PA32R301, Salisbury, MD, October 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1984, 20:50 local time
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Airport: Salisbury Wicomico County Reg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3792° N, 75.6392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3792&lon=-75.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81752, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81752-1984-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841024058219A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND AFTER ILS APPROACH. PILOT COMPETENCY A FACTOR.

## 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 BFO85FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA002), Oct 25, 1984: Piper PA-32R-301 (N81752), Salisbury, MD, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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