# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-32-260, 1982

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC83FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA037.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Douglassville, PA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1982 · N32750 · Destroyed
  > At aprx 1540 EST, the acft was dispatched to philadelphia, PA on a pax flt. After arriving, the plt remained there to pick up 4 other pax that were arriving at approx 2100 EST. At 2007, the plt received a partial wx brief & filed an IFR flt plan to rtn to…
- [NTSB CHI83LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA020.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Vandalia, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1982 · N4740S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot estimated that he had 40 gal of fuel on board when he departed parkersburg, WV for new carlisle, OH. During a night arrival at new carlisle, he was unable to activate the runway lights by keying his microphone. Therefore, he diverted to Vandalia,…
- [NTSB ANC82DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA088.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Naknek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 10, 1982 · N3884W · Substantial damage
  > At the point of rotation the acft struck a large puddle of water causing a reduction in speed. The acft continued down the rwy approximately another 150 ft at 5 ft AGL when it became evident that further flight was impossible. The takeoff was aborted & the…
- [NTSB MKC82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA147.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Manhattan, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 19, 1982 · N3436W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot departed Manhattan, KS and flew to minneapolis, MN. At minneapolis, he refueled with 10 gal added to the left main tank. He said both main tanks were full, the right auxiliary tank was empty, and he estimated there was 5 gal in the left auxiliary…
- [NTSB FTW82FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD16.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Belle Chasse, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 26, 1982 · N3446W · Substantial damage
  > The acft departed southern seaplane's land rwy 20 & climbed to approximately 200-300 ft where it was observed trailing white smoke. It travelled approximately 1.6 mi from its departure point & struck a tree on the bank of the algiers outfall canal. Eng tear…
- [NTSB NYC82FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFJ12.md): Piper PA-32 · Syracuse, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Mar 12, 1982 · N260BB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot took off on a VFR flight plan with a litter patient and 3 other passengers onboard. The right main fuel tank was used for about the first 30 minutes of flight, then the pilot switched to the left main tank. While en route, an IFR flight plan was…
- [NTSB ATL82DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA043.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Louisville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 28, 1982 · N3654W · Substantial damage
  > At 600FT AGL while on a 3 mile straight in visual approach,the engine quit. The pilot stated he had insufficient time to attempt a restart and commenced a 180 degree turn toward a golf course. Upon landing the aircraft struck a tree. Investigation revealed no…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103206'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103206&year=1982

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