- Date
- February 20, 1982, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Saint Jo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3802EPiper PA-36-375
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820220004679A
- Case key
- 72459
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After taking off to the south, the plane was observed to climb to about 300 ft AGL, then turn to the southwest. P0WER was reduced, and within three to five miles, the aircraft was turned back toward the airstrip. While approaching the airstrip at about 500 ft AGL, the aircraft was observed to bank sharply to the left, enter a steep descent, and crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3802E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-375
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367802008
- Airframe hours
- 456
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- P C Harris
- Registered owner
- P C Harris
- Departed
- Saint Jo, TX
- Destination
- Saint Jo, TX
- Airport
- Harris Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 247 total · 30 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.