# Accident 19830516019869A: Piper PA18, Grass Valley, OR, May 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2796° N, 120.7298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2796&lon=-120.7298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7173K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7173K-1994-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 919 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830516019869A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL WHILE LANDING DOWNWIND. IMPACTED GROUND ONE MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY, GUSTY SURFACE WIND.

## 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 SEA83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA100), May 16, 1983: Piper PA-18-150 (N7173K), Grass Valley, OR, substantial damage

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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