# Accident 19830408012029A: Piper PA22150, Liberty, NC, April 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1983, 19:25 local time
- Place: Liberty, NC
- Airport: Causey
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8508° N, 79.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8508&lon=-79.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3918P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3918P-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,524 total, 2,333 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830408012029A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON DARK NIGHT TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREES THAT BORDERED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL83LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA156), Apr 9, 1983: Piper PA-22-150 (N3918P), Liberty, NC, 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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