# Accident 19831207063079A: Piper PA28161, Danville, CA, December 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1983, 17:41 local time
- Place: Danville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8090° N, 121.9698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8090&lon=-121.9698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2862C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2862C-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831207063079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HILL AT 1600 FEET ELEVATION OF 1720 FOOT HILL. DISORIENTED PILOT WAS GIVEN RADAR VECTORS.

## 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 LAX84FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA096), Dec 8, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N2862C), Danville, CA, 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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