# Accident 19830725035279A: Piper PA32RT301, Bakersfield, CA, July 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Rio Bravo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4296° N, 118.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4296&lon=-118.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8370L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8370L-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT301
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 32 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830725035279A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 LAX83FA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA351), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA32R-T301 (N8370L), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8370L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20101029050679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029050679A), Oct 29, 2010: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8370L), Waterloo, IA, Substantial damage. The passenger states that he is absolutely certain that the elevator control cable was intact during preflight inspection and preflight run up. The passenger…
- [Incident 19901120057849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901120057849I), Nov 20, 1990: Piper PA32R301T (N8370L), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. On approach to Private strip hit powerline. Made go around and returned to airport.

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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