# Accident 19830805039239A: Piper PA60601P, Billings, MT, August 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1983, 14:05 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6496° N, 108.3807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6496&lon=-108.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363VA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 128 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830805039239A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED AND LANDED GEAR UP ON REMAINING RUNWAY. WAS 300 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 DEN84LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA185), Aug 5, 1983: Piper 601P (N363VA), Billings, MT, 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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