# Accident 19970524011809A: Piper PA32301T, Redmond, OR, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 12:20 local time
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8293° N, 121.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8293&lon=-121.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83211, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83211-1998-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 220 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524011809A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM. LOST CONTROL. AIRFRAME FAILED DUE OVERSTRESS. SEVERE TURBULENCE AND ICING. (-23)NO NARRATIVE

## 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 SEA97FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA120), May 24, 1997: Piper PA-32-301T (N83211), Bend, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Overload of the airframe structure. Thunderstorms and turbulence were factors.

## Other reports on N83211 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920719026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719026049A), Jul 19, 1992: Piper PA32301T (N83211), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power approaching airport. Landed accross runway striking runway lights. Cause power loss not determined.

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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