# Accident 19830116001019A: Piper PA22S135, New Hope, PA, January 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1983, 17:20 local time
- Place: New Hope, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3598° N, 74.9508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3598&lon=-74.9508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8604C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8604C-1985-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22S135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116001019A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE FLYING DOWN RIVER AT A UNSAFE ALTITUDE. CRASHED INTO RIVER.

## 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 NYC83FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FHA03), Jan 16, 1983: Piper PA-22-135 (N8604C), New Hope, 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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