# Accident 19830120001149A: Piper PA28140, Robersonville, NC, January 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Robersonville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8202° N, 77.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8202&lon=-77.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98302 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,497 total, 20 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120001149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 ATL83FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FLJ01), Jan 20, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N98302), Robersonville, NC, 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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