# Accident 19830914048829A: Piper PA32R301, Collier Townshi, PA, September 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1983, 14:31 local time
- Place: Collier Townshi, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3508° N, 80.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3508&lon=-80.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84703 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total, 12 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914048829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS EXPEDITING APPROACH AT THE REQUEST OF ATC, WHEN AN INFLIGHT AIRFRAME SEPARATION OCCURRED.

## 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 NYC83FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA242), Sep 14, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301 (N84703), Collier Twnshp, PA, destroyed, 3 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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