# Accident 19830717033009A: Piper PA28140, Asheville, NC, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 11:10 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6495° N, 82.5609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6495&lon=-82.5609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55703, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55703-1997-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 864 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717033009A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST IN MARGINAL WEATHER. EXHAUSTED FUEL. FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING ON FREEWAY BY TURBULENCE FROM A 18 WHEELER

## 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 ATL83LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA279), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N55703), Asheville, NC, 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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