# Accident 19830608023489A: Piper PA28181, El Cajon, CA, June 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1983, 14:53 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7900° N, 116.9596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7900&lon=-116.9596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8318T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318T-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 72 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608023489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD RECEIVED SPECIAL VFR CLEARENCE OUT OF CONTROL ZONE. DURING ATTEMPT TO RETURN AIRCRAFT HIT MOUNTAIN.

## 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 LAX83FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA276), Jun 8, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N8318T), El Cajon, CA, destroyed, 2 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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