19830118002149A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Palm Springs, CA · January 18, 1983

Date
January 18, 1983 · 12:54 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5208S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83FUG13
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
290 in this make and model290 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Witness reported engine quit on takeoff. Pilot stalled aircraft trying to turn back. No mechanical defects found.

As the FAA filed it

WITNESS REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT TRYING TO TURN BACK. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.