# Accident 19820208002759A: Piper PA28161, Valparasio, IN, February 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valparasio, IN
- Airport: Porter Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4710° N, 87.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4710&lon=-87.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2203B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002759A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. HIT SNOWBANK. WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN COCKPIT.

## 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 CHI82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA042), Feb 8, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2203B), Valparaiso, IN, 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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