# Accident 19830323009019A: Piper PA24260, Salt Flat, TX, March 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1983, 12:50 local time
- Place: Salt Flat, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7407° N, 105.0790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7407&lon=-105.0790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8652P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830323009019A

## Narrative

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

LOST PORTION OF A WING IN AREA OF SEVERE TURBULLENCE. WAS SUBJECT TO HYPOXIA DUE TO FLIGHT ALTITUDE AND NO OXYGEN.

## 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 FTW83FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA164), Mar 23, 1983: Piper PA-24-260 (N8652P), Salt Flat, TX, destroyed, 3 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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