# Accident 19830607022209A: Piper PA28R201T, Government Camp, OR, June 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1983, 19:59 local time
- Place: Government Camp, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2706° N, 121.7095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2706&lon=-121.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402P-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T0-360 series (registry code 41528, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t0-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 167 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830607022209A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO A THUNDERSTORM. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP AND FELL INTO A LAKE. WAS ADVISED OF THUNDERSTORM AREA.

## 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 SEA83FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA118), Jun 8, 1983: Piper PA28RT-201T (N8402P), Gov'T Camp, OR, destroyed, 4 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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