# Accident 19830328010069A: Piper PA25235, Anthony, KS, March 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Anthony, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.1496° N, 98.0193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1496&lon=-98.0193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8547L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8547L-2000-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830328010069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING A SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN A ROCKY GULLEY. AIRPLANE SAT OUT IN HEAVY RAIN. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MKC83LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA082), Mar 28, 1983: Piper PA-25 (N8547L), Anthony, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8547L (1)

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

- [Accident 19881114050619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881114050619A), Nov 14, 1988: Piper PA25235 (N8547L), Amarillo, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into ground at a steep angle of descent during a downwind turn on a spray run. Pilot and aircraft burned.

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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