# Accident 19830809044979A: Piper PA60600, Pahokee, FL, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 19:51 local time
- Place: Pahokee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8109° N, 80.6608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8109&lon=-80.6608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7447S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7447S-1990-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 425 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809044979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN LAKE BECAUSE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FEATHER PROP.

## 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 MIA83LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA200), Aug 9, 1983: Aerostar 600 (N7447S), Pahokee, FL, 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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