# Incident 19830102007259I: Piper PA28R200, Caldwell, ID, January 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6455° N, 116.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caldwell, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6455&lon=-116.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3761F-2023-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830102007259I

## Narrative

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

DUE TO WEATHER PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF THE AIRPORT HE THOUGHT HE HAD IN SIGHT. HE WAS 3 MILES EAST.

## Other reports on N3761F (3)

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

- [Incident 20220327004409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220327004409I), Mar 27, 2022: Piper PA-28R-200 (N3761F), Modesto, CA, Minor damage. Instructor pilot was performing a check out of another instructor pilot for this make and model of aircraft doing touch and goes at mod. Pilots performed three…
- [Incident 20070907019079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070907019079I), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N3761F), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After a local maintenance check flight of approximately one hour, on final approach, the pilot selected the gear to the down position. The indication…
- [Incident 20070627011949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070627011949I), Jun 27, 2007: Piper PA28R200 (N3761F), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot and DPE reported that the aircraft warning horn became inoperative during test. Also stated that the nav lights were on (which dims all panel…

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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