# Accident 19830228006799A: Piper PA32R300, Quakertown, PA, February 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4303° N, 75.3407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4303&lon=-75.3407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38389-1990-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 56 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228006799A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED LANDING APPROACH, STRUCK A SNOWBANK OFF APPROACH END OF THE 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 NYC83LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA073), Feb 28, 1983: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38389), Quakertown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N38389 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900118000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900118000699A), Jan 18, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N38389), Great Barringto, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Over gross weight, night takeoff,surrounded by hills and trees and short runway. Struck trees off end of runway.

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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