# Accident 19830908049619A: Piper PA36285, Huron, CA, September 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1983, 21:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7292° N, 119.7792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7292&lon=-119.7792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56070, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56070-1989-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,576 total, 500 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA430) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830908049619A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING AND CRASHED WHILE MAKING A NIGHT TURN AROUND. BLOWING DUST AND PLOWED FIELD GLARED IN TURN LIGHT.

## 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 LAX83LA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA430), Sep 9, 1983: Piper PA-36 (N56070), Huron, CA, substantial damage

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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