# Accident 19830815040469A: Piper PA38112, Blue Island, IL, August 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Blue Island, IL
- Airport: Howell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6502° N, 87.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6502&lon=-87.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2527N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2527N-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 177 total, 6 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA384) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815040469A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFTS WING STRUCK CORNSTALKS ON EDGE OF RUNWAY SPINNING IT AROUND.

## 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 CHI83LA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA384), Aug 15, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N2527N), Blue Island, IL, 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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