# Accident 19831217064119A: Piper PA28181, Livermore, CA, December 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1983, 09:12 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6933° N, 121.6923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6933&lon=-121.6923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4513K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4513K-1984-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831217064119A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE ON ILS APPROACH. STRUCK WIRES AT 1500 FEET AGL. GLIDE SLOPE INTERCEPT 2800 FEET.

## 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 LAX84LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA098), Dec 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N4513K), Livermore, CA, destroyed

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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