# Accident 19830227005489A: Piper PA32260, Maderia, OH, February 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1983, 15:35 local time
- Place: Maderia, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6809J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809J-1985-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 92 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227005489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON DESCENT. HIT TREES ON LANDING. INDICATES FUEL MISMANAGEMENT. DID NOT USE BOOST PUMP.

## 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 CHI83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA124), Feb 27, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N6809J), Madeira, OH, destroyed

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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