# Accident 19830514022189A: Piper PA28161, Maxwell, CA, May 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1983, 18:10 local time
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Airport: Bell Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3091° N, 122.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3091&lon=-122.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2115R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2115R-2007-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 375 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514022189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TALL MUSTARD GRASS LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND COLLPASED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX83LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA230), May 15, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N2115R), Maxwell, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2115R (2)

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

- [Accident 20060722014649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722014649A), Jul 22, 2006: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power on takeoff at the Grass Valley airport and ran off the end of the runway. The aircraft received substantial damage and there were no…
- [Incident 19800517052339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800517052339I), May 17, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2115R), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Right wing struck approach light after descending too low. Landed safely on runway.

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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