# Accident 19830513019079A: Piper PA28RT201T, Aurora, CO, May 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Columbine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7399° N, 104.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7399&lon=-104.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2943Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2943Z-2011-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 25 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513019079A

## Narrative

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

LOST ELECTRIC POWER ON LEVEL FOR CRUISE. DESCENDED THRU CLOUDS. STALLED ON APPROACH DUE AIRFRAME ICE. DEAD BATTERY.

## 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 DEN83FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA111), May 13, 1983: Piper PA28R-201T (N2943Z), Aurora, CO, 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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