# Accident 19840915074089A: Piper PA32300, Kelso, WA, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 07:20 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1393° N, 122.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1393&lon=-122.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1054Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1054Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,822 total, 80 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915074089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID ENGINE QUIT DURING EN ROUTE CLIMB. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 SEA84LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA229), Sep 15, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N1054Q), Kelso, WA, 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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