# Accident 19831214063599A: Piper PA32300, Garnett, KS, December 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1983, 21:30 local time
- Place: Garnett, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2795° N, 95.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2795&lon=-95.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026R-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 98 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831214063599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING TANKS. SHEARED OFF A WING DURING NIGHT LANDING IN A PASTURE.

## 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 MKC84LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA037), Dec 15, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4026R), Garnett, KS, 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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