# Accident 19830629028459A: Piper PA24, Fleeton, VA, June 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1983, 09:26 local time
- Place: Fleeton, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8599° N, 76.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8599&lon=-76.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7284P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,356 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830629028459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT PARTS WERE FOUND IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AND AIRCRAFT WAS PRESUMED TO BE DESTROYED AND OCCUPANTS FATALLY INJURED

## 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 ATL83FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FAMS1), Jun 29, 1983: Piper PA-24 (N7284P), Fleeton, VA, destroyed, 2 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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