# Accident 19830106000799A: Piper PA28180, Bakersfield, CA, January 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1983, 18:40 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1998° N, 118.8606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1998&lon=-118.8606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38916 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 434 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830106000799A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT RAN OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY WHILE LANDING IN THICK FOG. DESTROYED TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS. VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED.

## 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 LAX83LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA068), Jan 7, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N38916), Bakersfield, CA, 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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