# Accident 19830708029929A: Piper PA32300T, Columbus, OH, July 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1983, 11:38 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0106° N, 82.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0106&lon=-82.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39487 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,003 total, 1,203 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708029929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. STRUCK WIRES AND POWER POLE ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE RAN NORMAL AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI83LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA301), Jul 8, 1983: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39487), Columbus, OH, 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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