# Accident 19830331011699A: Piper PA32300, Castle Rock, CO, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 20:00 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3704° N, 104.8503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3704&lon=-104.8503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4005W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,170 total, 12 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331011699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER WITHOUT CHARTS, AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO RISING TERRAIN AT 6400 FT ELV.

## 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 DEN83FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA089), Apr 1, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4005W), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage

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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