# Accident 19831113057139A: Piper PA28140, Tucson, AZ, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3291° N, 110.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3291&lon=-110.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7015R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 74 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113057139A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDINGS PULLED MIXTURE CONTROL BY MISTAKE AND ENGINE STOPPED CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 LAX84LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA060), Nov 13, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N7015R), Tucson, AZ, 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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