# Accident 19830619031189A: Piper PA28161, Cambridge, OH, June 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1983, 22:35 local time
- Place: Cambridge, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0191° N, 81.5801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0191&lon=-81.5801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2405U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2405U-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 328 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830619031189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING NIGHT IFR FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI83FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA267), Jun 20, 1983: Piper PA28-161 (N2405U), Cambridge, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2405U (1)

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

- [Incident 19800801067209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801067209I), Aug 1, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N2405U), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing, struck runway lights.

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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