# Accident 19830523043519A: Piper PA22135, Olean, NY, May 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Olean, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0807° N, 78.4303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0807&lon=-78.4303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3777A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3777A-2009-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523043519A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED OFF TAXIWAY AFTER APPLYING AIRCRAFTS BRAKES. NOSED OVER IN THE SOFT GROUND.

## 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 NYC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA124), May 23, 1983: Piper PA-22 (N3777A), Olean, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3777A (1)

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

- [Accident 19840726034869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840726034869A), Jul 26, 1984: Piper PA22135 (N3777A), Canton, PA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Crash landed off end of runway. Fuel selector on empty tank. Fuel in other tank.

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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