# Accident 19830309007119A: Piper PA28R180, Port Heiden, AK, March 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9594° N, 158.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9594&lon=-158.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17243-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 169 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830309007119A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO REACHING A TAXIWAY. STRUCK A ICE BERM. SUN BLINDED.

## 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 ANC83LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA054), Mar 9, 1983: Piper PA-28R-180 (N17243), Port Heiden, AK, 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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