# Accident 19830206002899A: Piper PA23250, St Joseph, TN, February 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1983, 07:00 local time
- Place: St Joseph, TN
- Airport: Circle E
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0292° N, 87.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0292&lon=-87.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54244, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54244-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830206002899A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT PRIVATE DIRT STRIP ON A NIGHT LANDING. RAN THROUGH A FENCE AND TREES.EVIDENCE STOLEN PLANE ON DRUG FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA100), Feb 6, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N54244), St. Joseph, TN, substantial damage

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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