# Accident 19840829077159A: Piper PA32R301T, Tucson, AZ, August 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1984, 21:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1700° N, 110.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1700&lon=-110.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4575L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4575L-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA504) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829077159A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING FLIGHT FROM CRQ TO HOU. NIGHT FLIGHT VMC. NOT FOUND UNTIL AUGUST 1997. HAD STRUCK MOUNTAINSIDE.

## 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 LAX84FA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA504), Aug 30, 1984: Piper PA-32R-301T (N4575L), Tucson, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: controlled flight into terrain that resulted from the pilot's failure to ensure a safe VFR altitude. The dark night, which restricted the pilot's view of terrain, was a factor in this accident.

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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