# Accident 19830109000839A: Piper PA28R200, Bandera, TX, January 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Bandera, TX
- Airport: Flying L Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7206° N, 99.0697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7206&lon=-99.0697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32978, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32978) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830109000839A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OFF END OF RUNWAY ONTO GRASS TURNAROUND. LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A POLE. IMPACT CAUSED THE GEAR TO GO THRU WING.

## 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 FTW83LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA083), Jan 9, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N32978), Bandera, TX, 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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