# Accident 19830624074459A: Piper PA60601, Celina, OH, June 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Celina, OH
- Airport: Lakefield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5497° N, 84.5704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5497&lon=-84.5704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727NM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727NM-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601A (registry code 8360607, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,217 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624074459A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON A LOW SLOW FULL FLAP APPROACH FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY AD ON AFT CG AND PROHIBITING FLAP USE JUST ISSUED.

## 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 CHI83FA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA279), Jun 24, 1983: Smith, Ted Aerostar 601A (N727NM), Celina, OH, destroyed, 1 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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