29.4241° N, 98.4936° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 1983 · 14:08 local
Place
San Antonio, TX
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N82273
Reported as
Piper PA32301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total300 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine stopped, declared emergency. Landed short. Found exhast pipe flange cracked. Hot gases damaged dual magneto.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE STOPPED, DECLARED EMERGENCY. LANDED SHORT. FOUND EXHAST PIPE FLANGE CRACKED. HOT GASES DAMAGED DUAL MAGNETO.