# Accident 19830213005929A: Piper PA44180T, Indianapolis, IN, February 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1983, 22:59 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7692° N, 86.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7692&lon=-86.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8278T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,344 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830213005929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE DURING ILS APPROACH. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI83FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA114), Feb 14, 1983: Piper PA-44-180T (N8278T), Indianapolis, IN, 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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