19831009056809A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Gulf Of Mexico, TX · October 9, 1983

Date: October 9, 1983
Place: Gulf Of Mexico, TX
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4437T
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW84LAMS1
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4437TRegistration cancelled Feb 2, 1984 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250095 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft disappeared in vicinity of thunderstorm during student authorized crosscountry.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED IN VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORM DURING STUDENT AUTHORIZED CROSSCOUNTRY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW84LAMS1Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportGulf Of MexicoThe acft disappeared on a flt over a part of the Gulf Of Mexico south of corpus christi in an area of thunderstorm activity. The storms were densely packed and it was considered unlikely that VFR flt could be conducted in the area. Theaccident acft was in…Oct 9, 1983 · Destroyed