# Incident 19810615041689I: Piper PA25235, Valparaiso, IN, June 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.4798° N, 87.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valparaiso, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4798&lon=-87.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8830L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8830L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 744 total, 42 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810615041689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INADVERTENTLY CLOSED THROTTLE WITH SHIRT SLEEVE CUFF OPENING DURING SWATH RUN RESULTING IN FORCE LANDING.

## Other reports on N8830L (2)

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

- [Incident 19810409026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409026329I), Apr 9, 1981: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Knox, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft struck trees during a demonstration flight for aeril application certification.
- [Accident 19801115073919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115073919A), Nov 15, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N8830L), Chrisman, IL, Substantial damage. Premature fuel depletion due to leaky fuel primer line. Failed to check fuel supply.

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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