# Accident 19830717038719A: Piper PA34220T, Atlanta, GA, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 10:01 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.8995° N, 84.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8995&lon=-84.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8387X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717038719A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF GEAR RETRACTION CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE. MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED SQUAT SWITCH INCORRECTLY.

## 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 ATL83FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA282), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA-34-22OT (N8387X), Atlanta, GA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.