# Accident 19830716033149A: Piper PA28180, Auburn, CA, July 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1983, 15:20 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9196° N, 121.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9196&lon=-121.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8059W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8059W-1984-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 24 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716033149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREE AND CRASHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING.

## 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 LAX83LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA343), Jul 16, 1983: Piper PA-28 (N8059W), Auburn, CA, 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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