- Date
- June 5, 1982, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N36497Piper PA-32
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820605021349A
- Case key
- 71095
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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.
Undetermined
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Stolen aircraft/unauthorized use
Analysis
The acft was found in a rice field on 6/5/82. Narcotics were found in the acft along with a large quantity of money on the pilot's body. The acft had N38312 painted on the side. The acft was stolen in atlanta, ga in October of 1981.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36497
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7103212
- Airframe hours
- 844
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Southern Avia. Ins. Co.
- Registered owner
- Southern Avia. Ins. Co.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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