# Accident 19830215004109A: Piper STCPA23, Moab, UT, February 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1983, 22:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyon Lands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5297° N, 109.5503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5297&lon=-109.5503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63808-1983-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA23
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215004109A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK THE TOP OF A MESA. INDICATES A DESCENT TO THE AIRPORT WAS IN PROGRESS. MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL TEST POSITIVE.

## 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 DEN83FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA062), Feb 16, 1983: Piper PA-23F-250 (N63808), Moab, UT, 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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