# Accident 19830627030639A: Piper PA23250, Franklinton, LA, June 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Franklinton, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8399° N, 90.1400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8399&lon=-90.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903P-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,341 total, 871 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830627030639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT RUNWAY AND GEAR SANK IN CAUSING PILOT TO LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 FTW83LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA307), Jun 27, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N4903P), Franklinton, LA, destroyed

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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