# Accident 19830228009089A: Piper PA32R300, Cross City, FL, February 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1983, 21:50 local time
- Place: Cross City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6305° N, 83.1193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6305&lon=-83.1193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3898F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3898F-2012-11-14) (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 IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228009089A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES TRYING TO LAND ON A DESERTED ROAD AT DARK. AIRPLANE CARRIED A 1000 LB. CARGO OF MARIJUANA.

## 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 MIA83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA084), Mar 1, 1983: Piper PA-32R (N3898F), Cross City, FL, 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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