# Accident 19830327009939A: Piper PA32300, Gorman, CA, March 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1983, 20:34 local time
- Place: Gorman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8596° N, 118.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8596&lon=-118.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4235R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235R-1993-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 26 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830327009939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DESCENDING TO CHECK LOCATION, AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINE THEN CRASHED ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## 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 LAX83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA165), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4235R), Gorman, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4235R (1)

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

- [Accident 19890127001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127001329A), Jan 27, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N4235R), Gualala, CA, Substantial damage. Crash landed short of the runway. No mechanical problems. Pilot error and misjudgement appear to be factors.

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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