# Accident 19830906047179A: Piper PA32301T, San Marcos, CA, September 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1983, 00:26 local time
- Place: San Marcos, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1502° N, 117.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1502&lon=-117.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8196J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8196J-1983-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906047179A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER FLYING INTO THICK FOG AT NIGHT ON A 23 MILE FLIGHT. VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 LAX83FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA424), Sep 6, 1983: Piper PA-32-301T (N8196J), San Marcos, CA, destroyed, 4 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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