# Accident 19831103056259A: Piper PA32260, Riverside, CA, November 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1983, 19:35 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9009° N, 117.3992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9009&lon=-117.3992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15039, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15039-1992-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831103056259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING AIRPORT AREA. TRIED TO RETURN BUT STRUCK A POWER POLE ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX84FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA045), Nov 4, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N15039), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 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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