# Accident 19830903067929A: Piper PA28R200, St Simons Islan, FL, September 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1983, 21:26 local time
- Place: St Simons Islan, FL
- Airport: Mckinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2092° N, 81.3706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2092&lon=-81.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4992S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4992S-1989-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 102 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830903067929A

## Narrative

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

CLIPPED TREE TOPS ON FINAL APPROACH AND CRASH LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THEN SLID THROUGH AIRPORT FENCE.

## 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 ATL83LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA357), Sep 4, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4992S), St. Simons Isl., GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4992S (1)

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

- [Incident 19781118026109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781118026109I), Nov 18, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N4992S), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Pilot heard loud noise during gear retraction. Could not extend nose gear for 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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