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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA31P · Lost Creek, WV · July 20, 1983

Date
July 20, 1983 · 10:40 local
Place
Lost Creek, WV
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N234LC
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83AA285
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
18,920 total2,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed 4 minutes after takeoff. Pilot had made radio transmission that left engine had failed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED 4 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT HAD MADE RADIO TRANSMISSION THAT LEFT ENGINE HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.