# Accident 19830716035449A: Piper PA32300, Ft Washington, MD, July 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1983, 22:30 local time
- Place: Ft Washington, MD
- Airport: Prince Georges
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7292° N, 77.0006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7292&lon=-77.0006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2203U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 31 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716035449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO PARKED PLANES IN TIE DOWN AREA. POORLY MAINTAINED BRAKES CAUSE FACTOR.

## 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 ATL83FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIA03), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA-32-300 (N2203U), Ft. Washington, MD, 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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