# Accident 19830827069049A: Piper PA32260, Watertown, WI, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 23:00 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1892° N, 88.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1892&lon=-88.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9346C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9346C-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 6 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827069049A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE LANDING ROLL. AIRCRAFT'S LANDING LIGHT INOPERATIVE. NO RUNWAY CENTERLINE MARKINGS.

## 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 CHI83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA394), Aug 28, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N9346C), Watertown, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9346C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880908038499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908038499A), Sep 8, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N9346C), Watertown, WI, Destroyed. Took off with fuel selector on a near empty tip tank. Engine died on climbout due to lack of fuel. Stalled on landing

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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