# Accident 19830612024749A: Piper PA32260, Newton, IA, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 00:59 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6906° N, 93.0403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6906&lon=-93.0403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5509V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5509V-1984-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612024749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONTINUED INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER AND THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN CRASH INTO HILL.

## 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 MKC83FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA127), Jun 12, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N5509V), Newton, IA, 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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