# Accident 19830724037199A: Piper PA32260, Demotte, IN, July 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1983, 11:50 local time
- Place: Demotte, IN
- Airport: Demotte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1593° N, 87.2601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1593&lon=-87.2601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3744W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3744W-1989-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,012 total, 852 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724037199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING ON UNFAMILIAR RUNWAY. PILOT TURNED OFF RUNWAY INTO CORN FIELD TO AVOID OBSTACLES.

## 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 CHI83LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA330), Jul 24, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N3744W), Demotte, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3744W (1)

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

- [Accident 19850330010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330010149A), Mar 30, 1985: Piper PA32260 (N3744W), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. After correcting for drift and realigning aircraft with runway, aircraft stalled collapsing left main gear.

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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