# Accident 19830513075969A: Piper PA32260, Laurel, MD, May 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1983, 13:35 local time
- Place: Laurel, MD
- Airport: Suburban
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9975° N, 77.1099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUBURBAN (5MD9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9975&lon=-77.1099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4328T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,874 total, 2,020 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513075969A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. BEGAN A GO AROUND. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4328T (1)

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

- [Incident 19801218085419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801218085419I), Dec 18, 1980: Piper PA32260 (N4328T), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Za aircraft developed severe vibration. Eight inches of prop blade missing.

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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