# Accident 19831212060309A: Piper PA34200T, Lawrenceburg, TN, December 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: Lawrenceburg, TN
- Airport: Lawrenceburg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2398° N, 87.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2398&lon=-87.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66MZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212060309A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING AN NDB APPROACH IN BELOW MINIMUM WEATHER. STALLED. EVIDENCE OF ROTATION.

## 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 ATL84MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84MA063), Dec 12, 1983: Piper PA-34-200T (N66MZ), Lawrenceburg, TN, destroyed, 4 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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