# Accident 19830219004589A: Piper PA32R300, Arcola, TX, February 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Arcola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3704° N, 95.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3704&lon=-95.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47976 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 8 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830219004589A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON LEVEL OFF. LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ON SLOPE OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE LIP OF A TAXIWAY.

## 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 FTW83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA124), Feb 19, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N47976), Arcola, 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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