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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA34200 · Texarkana, AR · June 4, 1983

Date
June 4, 1983 · 22:45 local
Place
Texarkana, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57328
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA263
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
609 total199 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Electrical system failed after takeoff and crash occurred during attempted landing without lights.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED LANDING WITHOUT LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.