# Accident 19830227005359A: Piper PA28140, Beloit, WI, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 13:34 local time
- Place: Beloit, WI
- Airport: Beloit
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4978° N, 88.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELOIT (44C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4978&lon=-88.9676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5769F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5769F-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 638 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227005359A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TWO LONE TREES NEAR A HIGHWAY SHORT OF AIRPORT.  MAY HAVE MISTAKEN THE ROAD FOR THE AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA123), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N5769F), Beloit, WI, destroyed, 1 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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