# Accident 19831022060099A: Piper PA28R200, San Diego, CA, October 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1983, 19:17 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Nas North Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7004° N, 117.1909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7004&lon=-117.1909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021S-1984-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 447 total, 20 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831022060099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH WATER WHILE PASSENGER WAS SEARCHING FOR RADIO KNOB SET SCREW.

## 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 LAX84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA027), Oct 23, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5021S), San Diego, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5021S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770323003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770323003959A), Mar 23, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N5021S), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Wrong oil quick drain valve installed. Nose gr scissors ctcd valve,oil lost ovr board.

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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