# Accident 19830103001999A: Cessna T303, Willard, WA, January 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1983, 18:18 local time
- Place: Willard, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7393° N, 121.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7393&lon=-121.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6087C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 7,657 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830103001999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. PILOT REPORTED HEAVY VIBRATIONS AND ICING.

## 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 SEA83FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA038), Jan 4, 1983: Cessna T303 (N6087C), Willard, WA, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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