# Accident 19830223006779A: Piper PA34200T, Ahoskie, NC, February 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1983, 12:15 local time
- Place: Ahoskie, NC
- Airport: Tri County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2799° N, 76.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2799&lon=-76.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6075H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6075H-1992-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,167 total, 425 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223006779A

## Narrative

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

LIGHTNING STRIKE TO RADOME DURING IFR CRUISE. LOST RADIOS AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. FOUND A HOLE AND LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ATL83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA118), Feb 23, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N6075H), Ahoskie, NC, 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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