# Accident 19830118002149A: Piper PA32300, Palm Springs, CA, January 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1983, 12:54 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5208S-1984-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 290 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830118002149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX83FUG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG13), Jan 18, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N5208S), Palm Springs, CA, destroyed, 3 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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