# Accident 19830225005429A: Piper PA32R300, Ely, MN, February 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1983, 11:08 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8991° N, 91.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8991&lon=-91.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38855, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38855-1989-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830225005429A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE BLEW UP. OIL CAP NOT SECURED. NO OIL CHANGE LAST 2 YEARS. AIRCRAFT ANNUAL HAD EXPIRED.

## 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 CHI83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA120), Feb 25, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38855), Ely, MN, 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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