# Accident 19821219065149A: Piper PA28161, Bancroft, IA, December 19, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1982, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bancroft, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2905° N, 94.2099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2905&lon=-94.2099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838V-2014-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 325 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821219065149A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED IN A FARM FIELD AT NIGHT. HIGH SPEED NEAR VERTICAL IMACT. ALCOHOL REGISTERED IN PILOTS BLOOD.

## 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 MKC83FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA041), Dec 20, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2838V), Bancroft, IA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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