# Accident 19830529021679A: Piper PA28180, Delphi, IN, May 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1983, 15:40 local time
- Place: Delphi, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5834° N, 86.6668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delphi, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5834&lon=-86.6668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3661R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3661R-1992-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 7 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529021679A

## Narrative

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

WIND CAUGHT AIRPLANE AS IT WAS FLARING FOR LANDING CAUSING BOTH WING TIPS TO HIT GROUND AND NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF.

## 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 CHI83LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA234), May 29, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N3661R), Delphi, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3661R (1)

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

- [Accident 19790417014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417014499A), Apr 17, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N3661R), Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he failed to make timley correction in altitude after experiencing a downdraft on short final.

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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