# NTSB FTW81FPG54: Piper PA-32, N4807S, Little Rock, AR, July 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1981
- Place: Little Rock, AR · LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Location: 34.7465° N, 92.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7465&lon=-92.2896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342  81/7/12    LITTLE ROCK,AR      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2015
        TIME - 1440                    N4807S              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 302 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ADAMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LITTLE ROCK,AR              GRAND ISLE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- UN TO REACH ARPT.DITCHED IN ARKANSAS RVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4807S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4807S-1982-11-10), registration cancelled 1982-11-10, S/N 321191 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Adams

## 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 19810712045469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810712045469A), Jul 12, 1981: Piper PA32260, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. Cylinder intake cam failed, cleared for emergency landing. Unable to make runway, ditched in river.

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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