# Accident 19830310006889A: Piper PA20, Martinsville, TX, March 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Martinsville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5104° N, 94.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5104&lon=-94.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4944M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4944M-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 13 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830310006889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. STRUCK A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. LOW FUEL AND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEMS ARE FACTORS.

## 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 FTW83LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA146), Mar 10, 1983: Piper PA-20 (N4944M), Martinsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4944M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840213003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840213003239A), Feb 13, 1984: Piper PA20 (N4944M), Boonville, MO, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway on landing. Blamed a crosswind gust from an opening in the hills along side of the runway.

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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