# Accident 19831124075119A: Piper PA24250, Oceanside, CA, November 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1983, 20:05 local time
- Place: Oceanside, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1959° N, 117.3795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oceanside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1959&lon=-117.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6295T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6295T-1984-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,450 total, 2 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831124075119A

## Narrative

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

WING SPAR FAILURE AFTER ENTERING AREA OF HEAVY RAIN. SPAR HAD DELAMINATED DUE TO HEAT PROCESS IN MANUFACTURE.

## 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 LAX84FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA071), Nov 25, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N6295T), Oceanside, 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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