# Accident 19830702060119A: Amtrea EAABIPLANE*, Petersburg, VA, July 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1983, 18:27 local time
- Place: Petersburg, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2047° N, 77.3924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2047&lon=-77.3924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3140B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3140B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barnes L G EAA P-2 BIPLANE (registry code 3360333, https://openairdocs.org/model/barnes-l-g-eaa-p-2-biplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREA EAABIPLANE*
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702060119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 ATL83LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA253), Jul 2, 1983: Homebuilt EAA Biplane (N3140B), Petersburg, VA, 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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