# Accident 19830604022769A: Piper PA36285, Anson, TX, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Anson, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7506° N, 99.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7506&lon=-99.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57751, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57751) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,336 total, 450 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AFTER ENGINE FAILED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION.

## 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 FTW83LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA266), Jun 4, 1983: Piper PA-36-285 (N57751), Anson, TX, destroyed

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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