# Accident 19830223006399A: Piper PA24, Henderson, NC, February 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1983, 18:51 local time
- Place: Henderson, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regiona
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3260° N, 78.4149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3260&lon=-78.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6313P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6313P-1985-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 50 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223006399A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. STRUCK A HILLSIDE ON FORCED DESCENT. DARK NIGHT IN CLOUDS.TEMP IDEAL FOR CARB AND THROTTLE ICE

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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