# Accident 19830626028379A: Piper PA28151, Alma, MI, June 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1983, 09:35 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Airport: Gratiot Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3703° N, 84.6503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3703&lon=-84.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41341, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41341-2019-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626028379A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND RAISED A WING ON TOUCHDOWN. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT.

## 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 CHI83LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA283), Jun 26, 1983: Piper PA28-151 (N41341), Alma, MI, 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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