# Accident 19830416075739A: Piper PA28181, Blue Bell, PA, April 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1983, 17:50 local time
- Place: Blue Bell, PA
- Airport: Wings
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1392° N, 75.2601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1392&lon=-75.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8167K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 55 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830416075739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND LANDING IN WINDS THAT EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES. CRASHED DURING GO AROUND.

## 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 NYC83FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA098), Apr 16, 1983: Piper PA-28-181 (N8167K), Blue Bell, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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