# Incident 19830201004939I: Piper PA32R301T, Amarillo, TX, February 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1983, 02:09 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NHKA
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3571U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3571U-2001-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201004939I

## Narrative

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

SNOW ON RUNWAY. ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRIFT. WENT SIDEWAYS. LOST AIRSPEED. STOPPED IN A SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N3571U (1)

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

- [Accident 19840630028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630028609A), Jun 30, 1984: Piper PA32R301T (N3571U), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. Engine fire erupted on climb to cruise. Made emergency landing in a field aircraft was consumed by the fire.

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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