# Accident 19830605026189A: Piper PA32260, Sebastian, FL, June 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1983, 18:20 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7805° N, 80.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7805&lon=-80.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4724S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4724S-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 43 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605026189A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOST CONTROL TRYING TO MAKE A 180. STRUCK WATER NOSE DOWN WING LOW INVERTED.

## 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 MIA83FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA152), Jun 5, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N4724S), Sebastian, FL, destroyed, 6 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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