# Accident 19831022055059A: Piper PA25, West Mifflin, PA, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 18:04 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3603° N, 79.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3603&lon=-79.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6247Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6247Z-1986-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,416 total, 120 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022055059A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA012), Oct 22, 1983: Piper PA-25 (N6247Z), West Mifflin, PA, 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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