# Accident 19831231065029A: Piper PA38112, Preston, IA, December 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1983, 16:49 local time
- Place: Preston, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0403° N, 90.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0403&lon=-90.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2490G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831231065029A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BECAME LOST ON SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. CRASH OCCURRED DURING 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 MKC84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA052), Dec 31, 1983: Piper PA-38 (N2490G), Preston, IA, 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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