# Accident 19830604025429A: Piper PA34200, Texarkana, AR, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 22:45 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4569° N, 93.9942° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4569&lon=-93.9942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57328 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 609 total, 199 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604025429A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA263), Jun 5, 1983: Piper PA-34-200 (N57328), Texarkana, AR, 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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