# Accident 19820813038129A: Piper PA28161, Wilkes Barre, PA, August 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1982, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wilkes Barre, PA
- Airport: Wyoming Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2800° N, 75.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2800&lon=-75.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2962Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2962Q-1983-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 62 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813038129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO LEFT DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT. STRUCK A BUILDING AND VEHICLE

## 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 NYC82DA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA196), Aug 13, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2962Q), Wilkes Barre, PA, 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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