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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA23 · American Falls, ID · April 6, 1983

Date
April 6, 1983 · 17:50 local
Place
American Falls, ID
Airport
American Falls
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3172P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83LA077
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,942 total1,075 in this make and model125 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Both engines quit on climbout. Crash landed in a pasture. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN A PASTURE. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.