# Accident 19830127001879A: Piper PA32R301, Redlands, CA, January 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1983, 10:48 local time
- Place: Redlands, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9992° N, 117.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9992&lon=-117.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8139D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 767 total, 15 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127001879A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN AT THE 6600 FOOT LEVEL DURING IMC.PILOT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED,NOT CURRENT.

## 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 LAX83FA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA438), Jan 27, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8139D), Redlands, CA, destroyed, 2 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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