# Accident 19830720033869A: Piper PA31P, Lost Creek, WV, July 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1983, 10:40 local time
- Place: Lost Creek, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1493° N, 80.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1493&lon=-80.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234LC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 18,920 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83AA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830720033869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ATL83AA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83AA285), Jul 20, 1983: Piper PA-31P (N234LC), Lost Creek, WV, destroyed, 4 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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