# NTSB ATL82FLG04: Piper PA-32, N8564E, Columbia, SC, November 30, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 30, 1981
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FLG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2105  81/11/30   COLUMBIA,SC         PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3800
        TIME - 2130                    N8564E              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,SC                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIRPLANE STATIONARY,STRUCK BY VEHICLE BACKING UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8564E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8564E-2018-02-09), registration cancelled 2018-02-09, S/N 32-7640072, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Columbia 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 19811130078379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130078379A), Nov 30, 1981: Piper PA32300, West Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Ground vehicle backed into emmpanage of aircraft while pilot had stopped taxiing from ramp for cockpit duties.

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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