# Accident 19830609025009A: Piper PA24250, Matamoris, PA, June 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Matamoris, PA
- Airport: Dervend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3699° N, 74.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3699&lon=-74.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7522P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7522P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609025009A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL.  LANDED DOWNWIND AT A PRIVATE STRIP DUE TO WIRES ON UPWIND RUNWAY. RAN INTO A FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC83LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA137), Jun 9, 1983: Piper PA-24-250 (N7522P), Matamoris, PA, 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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