# Accident 19821224065099A: Piper PA31350, Dubuque, IA, December 24, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: Dubuque, IA
- Airport: Dubuque
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5010° N, 90.6896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5010&lon=-90.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4091U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091U-1991-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821224065099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 3/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY DURING BACK COURSE INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## 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 MKC83FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA045), Dec 25, 1982: Piper PA-31-350 (N4091U), Dubuque, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4091U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820601036939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820601036939I), Jun 1, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N4091U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Nose baggage door came open on takeoff. Baggage fell out into propeller. Emergency landed. Defective door lock.

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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