# Accident 19830807041419A: Piper PA32260, Westerly, RI, August 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1983, 15:30 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3496° N, 71.8034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3496&lon=-71.8034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5533J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533J-1995-07-13) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,177 total, 42 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807041419A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO UNMARKED CONSTRUCTION AREA. RIGHT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE AND DAMAGED RIGHT WING.

## 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 NYC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA202), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA-32-260 (N5533J), Westerly, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5533J (1)

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

- [Accident 19860703030789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030789A), Jul 3, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N5533J), Block Island, RI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Tried to return but lost all power. Forced down in trees. No mechanical reported.

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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