# Accident 19830626029559A: Piper PA28R200, Russell, KY, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Russell, KY
- Airport: Ashland Boyd Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5102° N, 82.6897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5102&lon=-82.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6982J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6982J-1988-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 59 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626029559A

## Narrative

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

ADVISED ATC HE WAS OUT OF FUEL. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. AFTER CRASH AIR INTAKE BIRD STRIKE BLAMED. NOT PROBABLE.

## 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 ATL83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA244), Jun 26, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N6982J), Russell, KY, substantial damage

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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