# Accident 19830102000069A: Piper PA32R301, Vero Beach, FL, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6393° N, 80.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6393&lon=-80.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35590, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35590) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 81 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING LOW FLIGHT. REMAINED AIRBORNE AND RETURNED TO BASE.

## 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 MIA83LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA056), Jan 3, 1983: Piper PA-32-301R (N35590), Near Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35590 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150622011129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150622011129A), Jun 22, 2015: Piper PA-32R-301 (N35590), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. On 22 June 2015, a Piper aircraft, model PA-32, N35590 departed north las vegas airport (vgt) around 0430 for el paso TX, at about 7500 AGL 15 minutes into the…

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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