# NTSB ATL82FA030: Piper PA-32R, N202DH, Wallace, NC, December 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1981
- Place: Wallace, NC · WALLACE, NC
- Location: 34.7383° N, 77.9904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wallace, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7383&lon=-77.9904&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3087  81/12/23   WALLACE,NC          PIPER PA-32R        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1015
        TIME - 0400                    N202DH              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OXFORD,NC                   MYRTLE BEACH,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FND 1/7/82,APCH PATH,300FT FM RWY.PLT BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL 270MG PCT.PUTREFACTION UNKN,PAX 80MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N202DH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202DH-1984-10-26), registration cancelled 1984-10-26, S/N 32R7885266 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Henderson

## 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 19811223084399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223084399A), Dec 23, 1981: Piper PA32RT300, Wallace, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Intoxicated pilot flew into trees on final approach during a night landing.

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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