# Accident 19830302014089A: Piper PA28181, Lagrange, TX, March 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1983, 16:10 local time
- Place: Lagrange, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8993° N, 96.8691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8993&lon=-96.8691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8384A-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 120 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830302014089A

## Narrative

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

TAKEOFF MADE DOWNWIND ON A ROAD WITH INSUFFICIENT TAKEOFF DISTANCE. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMB. NO ENGINE DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 FTW83FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA134), Mar 2, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N8384A), La Grange, TX, destroyed

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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