# Accident 19830717033119A: Piper PA28140, Viola, TN, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Viola, TN
- Airport: Viola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5395° N, 85.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5395&lon=-85.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7511R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511R-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717033119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN ON LOCAL FLIGHT. STRUCK FARM MACHINERY ON PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FARM FIELD.

## 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 ATL83LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA280), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N7511R), Viola, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7511R (1)

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

- [Incident 19780413012419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413012419I), Apr 13, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N7511R), Carthage, TN, Minor damage. Pilot made emergency landing due to engine malfunction. Cause undetermined.

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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