# Incident 19830417024359I: Piper PA32300, East Carbon, UT, April 17, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: East Carbon, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5330° N, 110.4295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Carbon, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5330&lon=-110.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5351T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5351T) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 93 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417024359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED EN ROUTE WEATHER. TURNED BACK BUT WEATHER HAD CLOSED BEHIND HIM. STRUCK A SIGN LANDING ON A ROAD.

## Other reports on N5351T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900725058059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725058059I), Jul 25, 1990: Piper PA32300 (N5351T), San Bernadino, CA. Ran low on fuel. Declared fuel emergency. Engine quit abeam Norton Afb. Landed safely.

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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