# Accident 19831221062979A: Piper PA32300, Vero Beach, FL, December 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1983, 12:44 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0608° N, 81.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0608&lon=-81.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4095R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4095R-1984-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 87 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831221062979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. CRASH OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 MIA84FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA048), Dec 21, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N4095R), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N4095R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780520011189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520011189A), May 20, 1978: Piper PA32300 (N4095R), Salmanca, NY, Substantial damage. Both wings dmgd. Wind gusting 15K.

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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