# Accident 19830805057372A: Piper PA32R300, Fullerton, CA, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 20:26 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8814° N, 118.0128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8814&lon=-118.0128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1172H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,751 total, 312 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805057372A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH N6539L DURING CLIMB 2 MILES WEST OF AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS. ALL LIGHTS WORKING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6539L, Cessna 152: [Accident 19830805057371A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805057371A)

## 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 LAX83FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA373), Aug 6, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1172H), Fullerton, 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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