# Accident 19830619025769A: Piper PA25235, Abilene, TX, June 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.4509° N, 99.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4509&lon=-99.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6303Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6303Z-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,112 total, 498 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA284) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619025769A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED THROUGH A SOFT SPOT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT HIT A TELEPHONE POLE.

## 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 FTW83LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA284), Jun 19, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N6303Z), Abilene, TX, 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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