# Accident 19830429070019A: Piper PA28181, Big Bear, CA, April 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 117.1202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.1202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9233K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830429070019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO CLOUDS AND FLEW INTO MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX83FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA211), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N9233K), Redlands, CA, destroyed, 4 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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