# Accident 19830408015419A: Piper PA32300, Weaverville, CA, April 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1983, 19:40 local time
- Place: Weaverville, CA
- Airport: Lonnie Pool
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7394° N, 122.9295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7394&lon=-122.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15351, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15351-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408015419A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AT DARK NIGHT.PORPOISED.ELECTED TO GO AROUND. STRUCK TALL TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. ONE WAY FIELD.

## 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 LAX83FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA185), Apr 9, 1983: Piper PA32-300 (N15351), Weaverville, CA, destroyed, 6 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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