# Accident 19830406013249A: Piper PA23, American Falls, ID, April 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: American Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7198° N, 112.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7198&lon=-112.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3172P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,942 total, 1,075 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830406013249A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN A PASTURE. FOUND 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 SEA83LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA077), Apr 7, 1983: Piper PA-23-150 (N3172P), American Falls, ID, 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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