# Accident 19830313007159A: Piper PA28161, Chamblee, GA, March 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1983, 23:29 local time
- Place: Chamblee, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2372M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 0 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313007159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING ON UNLIGHTED RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE.

## 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 ATL83FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA135), Mar 14, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N2372M), Chamblee, GA, 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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