# Incident 19830709051869I: Piper J5A, Nushagah, AK, July 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Nushagah, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N31164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31164-2006-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT A758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 199 total, 21 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709051869I

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR THE GROUND AT A LOW AIRSPEED. SETTLED TO THE GROUND. IMPACT DAMAGE MINOR.

## Other reports on N31164 (1)

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

- [Accident 19970528015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528015769A), May 28, 1997: Piper J5A (N31164), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) On may 28, 1997, about 2100 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper J-5 airplane, N31164, sustained substantial damage following a loss of engine…

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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