# Accident 19830327009549A: Piper PA34200T, Roanoke, VA, March 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1983, 11:54 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3092° N, 79.8994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3092&lon=-79.8994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5885V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5885V-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 102 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009549A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO RETURN TO AIRPORT ON A MISSED APPROACH UNDER A 200 FOOT BROKEN CEILING. HIT TREES, WIRES.

## 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 ATL83FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA145), Mar 27, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N5885V), Roanoke, VA, destroyed, 5 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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