# Accident 19830316066999A: Piper PA36285, Tipton, CA, March 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Tipton, CA
- Airport: Faria Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.9591° N, 118.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9591&lon=-118.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400HP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400HP-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,471 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830316066999A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. EXHAUST STACK BRACKET FAILED. HOT EXHAUST MELTED MAGNETO P LEADS

## 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 LAX83LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA143), Mar 16, 1983: Piper PA-36-285 (N400HP), Tipton, CA, 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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