# NTSB ATL81FKW09: Piper PA-32, N3932W, Nashville, TN, February 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1981
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKW09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKW09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0022  81/2/14    NASHVILLE,TN        PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 926
        TIME - 1300                    N3932W              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3932W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3932W-2013-08-28), registration cancelled 2013-08-28, S/N 32-880, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nashville Metro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810214003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003949A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA32260, Nashville, TN, Destroyed. Engine lost power on base leg. Crashe-landed near end of runway. Engine lacked good maintenance.

## Other investigations on N3932W (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 CHI70D0318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0318), Oct 30, 1969: Piper PA-32 (N3932W), Skanee, MI, substantial damage

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.

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