# Accident 19830821043309A: Piper PA28181, Box Elder, SD, August 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1983, 14:34 local time
- Place: Box Elder, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Region
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1101° N, 103.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1101&lon=-103.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8422U-1984-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 21 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821043309A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. ATC ADVISED NEARBY AFB CLOSED FOR AIRSHOW. CRASHED IN TREES. POSSIBLE FUEL SIPHONING.

## 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 DEN83FTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTK04), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N8422U), Box Elder, SD, 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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