# Accident 19830810042869A: Piper PA28140, Jamestown, TN, August 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1983, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jamestown, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4305° N, 84.9298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4305&lon=-84.9298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4552T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830810042869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AND AIRPLANE CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD.

## 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 ATL83LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA321), Aug 10, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N4552T), Jamestown, TN, 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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