# Accident 19830801036909A: Piper PA36285, Firth, ID, August 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1983, 20:53 local time
- Place: Firth, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2201° N, 111.9902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2201&lon=-111.9902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57588-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,048 total, 905 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830801036909A

## Narrative

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

MADE STEEP DIVING TURN TO FINAL. IMPACTED A ROAD EMBANKMENT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. POSSIBLE END OF DAY PILOT FATIGUE.

## 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 SEA83FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA162), Aug 2, 1983: Piper PA-36 (N57588), Firth, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N57588 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770517015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770517015399A), May 17, 1977: Piper PA36285 (N57588), Grant, MI, Substantial damage. Nut missing from connecting rod bolt. Large hole in #2 cyl head assembly, p/n 636977.

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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