# Incident 19830419033399I: Piper PA28R201, Lime Village, AK, April 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1983, 14:05 local time
- Place: Lime Village, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.6101° N, 154.7804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6101&lon=-154.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38565, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38565) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total, 18 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419033399I

## Narrative

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

TRIED 3 TIMES TO TAKEOFF FROM MUDDY AIRSTRIP. LIFTED OFF THE FOURTH TIME BUT SETTLED ONTO A FROZEN RIVER.

## 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 ANC83IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA072), Apr 19, 1983: Piper PA-28R-201 (N38565), Mcgrath, AK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N38565 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900105003389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105003389I), Jan 5, 1990: Piper PA28R201 (N38565), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Unable to extend right gear for landing. Landed with nose and left gear extended.

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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