# Accident 19830902045709A: Piper PA23250, Huffman, TX, September 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1983, 22:34 local time
- Place: Huffman, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0593° N, 95.0894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0593&lon=-95.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5551Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551Y-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902045709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA AT NIGHT. PILOT NOT QUALIFIED 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 FTW83FA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA415), Sep 3, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N5551Y), Huffman, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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