# Accident 19830319043829A: Piper PA28151, Trinity Center, CA, March 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1983
- Place: Trinity Center, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0491° N, 122.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0491&lon=-122.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41576, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41576-2012-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830319043829A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON A NIGHT MOUNTAIN AREA FLIGHT. HAD CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR TOP OF A RIDGE. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 LAX83FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA387), Mar 19, 1983: Piper PA-28-151 (N41576), Trinity Center, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N41576 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821105062149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105062149I), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA28151 (N41576), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft during taxi.

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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