# Accident 19831115057489A: Piper PA31300, Charlotte, NC, November 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1983, 02:36 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.1302° N, 80.8610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1302&lon=-80.8610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6459L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6459L-1984-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-300 (registry code 7103104, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540M1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,950 total, 1,870 in this make and model, 294 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831115057489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE ON VISUAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT.MISTOOK STREET LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY.ADVANC ARTERY DISEASE NOTED.

## 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 ATL84FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA044), Nov 15, 1983: Piper PA-31-300 (N6459L), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 1 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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