# Accident 19831212075529A: Piper PA31350, San Carlos, AZ, December 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1983, 19:45 local time
- Place: San Carlos, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5399° N, 110.4691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5399&lon=-110.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3110M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3110M-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA426) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831212075529A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT NIGHT OFF AIRPORT, HIT BERM. THIS WAS ILLEGAL DRUG FLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT WAS PURPOSELY BURNED.

## 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 LAX84LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA426), Dec 13, 1983: Piper PA-31-350 (N3110M), San Carlos, AZ, substantial damage

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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