37.7609° N, 90.4287° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FARMINGTON RGNL (FAM), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 20, 1983 · 14:26 local
Place
Farmington, MO
Airport
Farmington
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N36788
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total900 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Encountered airframe icing IFR en route. Broke out on a VOR approach. Too much ice to make airport. Landed in field
As the FAA filed it
ENCOUNTERED AIRFRAME ICING IFR EN ROUTE. BROKE OUT ON A VOR APPROACH. TOO MUCH ICE TO MAKE AIRPORT. LANDED IN FIELD