# Accident 19830910048009A: Piper PA14, Trenton, MO, September 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, MO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0807° N, 93.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0807&lon=-93.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N372T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 448 total, 448 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910048009A

## Narrative

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

LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CROSSOVER TUBE CAME OUT ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STALLED. TUBE NOT INSERTED TO CATCH BOLT.

## 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 MKC83FA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA216), Sep 10, 1983: Piper PA-14 (N372T), Trenton, MO, substantial damage, 1 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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