# Incident 19830706033559I: Piper PA24250, Groveton, TX, July 6, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Groveton, TX
- Airport: Groveton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0570° N, 95.1264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groveton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0570&lon=-95.1264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7137P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7137P-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: CONT O470*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 10 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830706033559I

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASS HIDDEN DITCH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N7137P (3)

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

- [Incident 19950820031509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950820031509I), Aug 20, 1995: Piper PA24260 (N7137P), Waynesboro, VA, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Impact bent left main gear backwards by six inches.
- [Accident 19850403010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850403010369A), Apr 3, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N7137P), Justin, TX, Substantial damage. Landed downwind after misinterpreting windsock. Swung wide attempting to turn onto taxiway and wing struck a tree.
- [Incident 19780115003139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003139I), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N7137P), Chantilly, VA. New aircraft owner not aware of purpose or operation of quick drain. Partially opened on preflight.

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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