# Accident 19830530021459A: Piper PA28180, Haskell, TX, May 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Haskell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1495° N, 99.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1495&lon=-99.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5170S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5170S-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 26 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530021459A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A VIOLENT THUNDERSTORM. THE AIRCRAFT DISINTEGRATED IN FLIGHT AT LOW ALTITUDE.NO RECORD OF WEATHER BRIEF.

## 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 FTW83FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA254), May 30, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N5170S), Haskell, TX, destroyed, 5 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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