# Accident 19830612027619A: Piper PA18A150, Collegeville, PA, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 08:50 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1792° N, 75.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1792&lon=-75.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N783L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N783L-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612027619A

## Narrative

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

SHORT TAKEOFF ROLL EARLY LIFTOFF. STEEP CLIMB. STALLED. DIVED TO IMPACT.

## 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 NYC83FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA142), Jun 12, 1983: Piper PA-18A-150 (N783L), Collegeville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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