# Accident 19840520017579A: Piper PA32RT300, Avalon, CA, May 20, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1984, 11:55 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3798° N, 118.4506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3798&lon=-118.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30298, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30298-1984-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520017579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW AND THEN COLLIDING WITH A TREE. PILOT CLAIMS HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 LAX84LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA303), May 20, 1984: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N30298), Avalon, CA, 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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