# Accident 19830401010789A: Part P68CTC, Dixie, ID, April 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Dixie, ID
- Airport: Mackay Bar
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3791° N, 115.5051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACKAY BAR (ID28), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3791&lon=-115.5051&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2958W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PART P68CTC
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,485 total, 75 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010789A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED AIRCRAFT IN FROM A 10 FOOT LEVEL OFF. LEFT GEAR FAILED. DEMO PILOT TOOK OVER BUT AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 SEA83LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA070), Apr 1, 1983: Partenavia P68C/TC (N2958W), Dixie, ID, 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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