# Accident 19830213014599A: Piper PA28140, Harrisville, MI, February 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Harrisville, MI
- Airport: Harrisville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6502° N, 83.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6502&lon=-83.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8304R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8304R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 600 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830213014599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A CHUNK OF FROZEN SNOW WHILE LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA118), Feb 13, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N8304R), Harrisville, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8304R (1)

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

- [Accident 19750406008719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406008719A), Apr 6, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N8304R), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. Parking brake in first latch position.

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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