# Accident 19830302008339A: Piper PA28161, Lehigh Acres, FL, March 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lehigh Acres, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5996° N, 81.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5996&lon=-81.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8445G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8445G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 947 total, 48 in this make and model, 318 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302008339A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED STUDENT TO GET TOO LOW ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING.STUDENT FROZE ON CONTROLS.WING WAS SEVERED ON ROAD SIGN.

## 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 MIA83LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA085), Mar 2, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8445G), Lehigh Acres, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8445G (1)

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

- [Accident 19900115000949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900115000949A), Jan 15, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N8445G), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. Reported engine failed on climbout. Tried to land on adjacent runway. Landed on grass and ground looped.

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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