# Accident 19830331010389A: Piper PA32300, Miltona, MN, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 13:12 local time
- Place: Miltona, MN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0591° N, 95.2496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0591&lon=-95.2496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4186R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4186R-1995-08-02) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 155 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331010389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED IN IMC. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF CLOUDS AND CRASHING INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI83FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA156), Mar 31, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4186R), Miltona, MN, 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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