# Accident 19830405013989A: Piper PA32300, San Luis Obispo, CA, April 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1983, 16:35 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15278 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,843 total, 16 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405013989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MADE SEVERE IMPACT WITH GROUND FROM HIGH SINK RATE TRYING TO RETURN. FUEL ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 LAX83LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA178), Apr 6, 1983: Piper PA 32-300 (N15278), San Luis Obispo, CA, 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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