# Accident 19830623028369A: Piper PA24250, Benton, MO, June 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1983, 17:08 local time
- Place: Benton, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0906° N, 89.5594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0906&lon=-89.5594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99SP-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 717 total, 233 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830623028369A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 MKC83FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA133), Jun 23, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N99SP), 3m Se Of Benton, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N99SP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960809042289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960809042289I), Aug 9, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N99SP), Clearfield, PA, Minor damage. Glow from right engine cowling. Shutdown feathered. Landed N97. Exhaust seal missing. Exhaust burned thru oilline.

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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