# Accident 19830912048619A: Piper STCPA28, Watford City, ND, September 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Watford City, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7990° N, 103.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7990&lon=-103.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5821W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5821W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830912048619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO WEATHER. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING.

## 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 DEN83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA213), Sep 12, 1983: Piper PA-28B-150 (N5821W), Watford City, ND, 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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