# Accident 19830102000239A: Piper PA24250, Beaufort, SC, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 10:28 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3308° N, 80.6791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3308&lon=-80.6791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8066P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8066P-1993-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102000239A

## Narrative

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

ATTITUDE GYRO FAILED AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROLLED FLIGHT IN INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## 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 ATL83FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA081), Jan 2, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N8066P), Beaufort, SC, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8066P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780116003219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116003219I), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N8066P), Farmingdale, NJ, Minor damage. Probable inadvertant retraction of landing gear on rollout following landing.

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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