# Accident 19830501016609A: Piper PA38112, Krum, TX, May 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Krum, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2608° N, 97.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2608&lon=-97.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2495K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495K-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,417 total, 603 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830501016609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ALLOWED TO ENTER A HIGH SINK RATE TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND ON A PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. CRASH LANDED.

## 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 FTW83LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA214), May 1, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N2495K), Krum, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2495K (1)

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

- [Incident 19840402019599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840402019599I), Apr 2, 1984: Piper PA38112 (N2495K), Bridgeport, TX, Minor damage. Drifted off edge of runway on a crosswind landing. Knocked off right gear on a rock. Crosswind component exceeded.

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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