# Accident 19821219064979A: Piper PA23250, Stuart, FL, December 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1982, 16:45 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4981P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4981P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540B1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219064979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT FLARED AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH RESULTING IN HARD LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA83LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA053), Dec 19, 1982: Piper PA-23 (N4981P), Stuart, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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