# Accident 19831021054939A: Piper PA24250, Lake Hills, TN, October 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1983, 23:21 local time
- Place: Lake Hills, TN
- Airport: Lovell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1004° N, 85.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1004&lon=-85.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5763P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 896 total, 9 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021054939A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON DESCENT TO DESTINATION. DITCHED IN A RIVER. PILOT NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 ATL84FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA026), Oct 22, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N5763P), Lake Hills, TN, substantial damage, 2 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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