# Accident 19830808041999A: Piper PA28150, Brandon, FL, August 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1983, 09:40 local time
- Place: Brandon, FL
- Airport: Brandon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8302° N, 82.2892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8302&lon=-82.2892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5888W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5888W-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28150
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 964 total, 63 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830808041999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. ENGINE REPORTEDLY LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA83FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83FA197), Aug 8, 1983: Piper PA-28-150 (N5888W), Brandon, FL, destroyed

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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