# Accident 19830619026459A: Piper PA32300, Darrington, WA, June 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1983, 11:51 local time
- Place: Darrington, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1902° N, 121.2102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1902&lon=-121.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4013R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 757 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619026459A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF CLOUD OBSCURED ROCKY MOUNTAIN PEAK. WITNESSES HEARD LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT IN SNOW AND CLOUDS.

## 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 SEA83FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA131), Jun 19, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4013R), Glacier Peak, WA, destroyed, 5 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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