# Accident 19831127059009A: Piper PA28180, Lexington, TN, November 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1983, 13:46 local time
- Place: Lexington, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6390° N, 88.3846° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6390&lon=-88.3846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5396L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5396L-1985-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 161 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831127059009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FILED IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS.

## 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 ATL84FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA054), Nov 27, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N5396L), Lexington, TN, 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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