# Incident 19830814048329I: Piper PA24260, Calexico, CA, August 14, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Calexico
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6674° N, 115.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALEXICO INTL (CXL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6674&lon=-115.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N856CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N856CC-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830814048329I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK CHAIN LINK FENCE 9 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. IMPACT FAILED LEFT GEAR. OTHER DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N856CC (3)

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

- [Accident 20130628011379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011379A), Jun 28, 2013: Piper PA-24-260 (N856CC), Gypsum, CO, Substantial damage. On 06/28/2013 at approximately 1454 hrs. MDT, N856CC a Piper model PA-24-260 comanche aircraft was substantially damaged after impacting terrain while landing…
- [Incident 19990418024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418024349I), Apr 18, 1999: Piper PA24260 (N856CC), Victorville, CA, Minor damage. The pilot reported that he landed his PA-24-260, a single engine commanche and after the roll out the gear collapsed. The pilot said that he remembers putting…
- [Incident 19921027049619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921027049619I), Oct 27, 1992: Piper PA24260 (N856CC), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from tie down area for takeoff.

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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