# Accident 19830416014349A: Piper PA28R180, Flagstaff, AZ, April 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1983, 15:22 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Pulliam
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2302° N, 111.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2302&lon=-111.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4579J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4579J-1983-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 101 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416014349A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. MAGENTO MALFUNCTION CAUSED POWER LOSS.

## 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 LAX83FUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ13), Apr 16, 1983: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4579J), Flagstaff, AZ, 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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