# Accident 19830126001369A: Piper PA31310, Miami Lakes, FL, January 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1983, 12:39 local time
- Place: Miami Lakes, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8995° N, 80.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8995&lon=-80.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9003Y-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,717 total, 217 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830126001369A

## Narrative

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

FEATHERED LEFT ENGINE AFTER POWER LOSS. RIGHT ENGINE OVERHEATED. CRASH LANDED. ENGINE TIMING BAD. HIGH ENGINE TIME.

## 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 MIA83FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA064), Jan 26, 1983: Piper PA-31 (N9003Y), Miami Lakes, FL, destroyed

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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