# Accident 19830820043209A: Piper PA28R200, Fresno, CA, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra Skypark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8408° N, 119.8199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8408&lon=-119.8199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4312X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043209A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A BRICK AND IRON FENCE ON SHORT FINAL. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS CHECKING NEW OWNER OUT IN AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX83LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA399), Aug 20, 1983: Piper PA-28-R200 (N4312X), Fresno, CA, destroyed

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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