# Accident 19830829044719A: Piper PA28151, Chesterfield, MO, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 05:51 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6495° N, 90.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6495&lon=-90.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7993C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7993C-1986-01-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 20 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829044719A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON AN IFR MISSED APPROACH. ANGLE OF IMPACT INDICATES AIRCRAFT STALLED PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT

## 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 MKC83FA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA205), Aug 29, 1983: Piper PA-24-151 (N7993C), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N7993C (1)

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

- [Incident 19790729022549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729022549I), Jul 29, 1979: Piper PA28151 (N7993C), Davenport, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway in heavy rain.

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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