# Accident 19830816041779A: Piper PA28RT201T, Bayse, VA, August 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1983, 19:15 local time
- Place: Bayse, VA
- Airport: Sky Bryce Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8297° N, 78.8006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8297&lon=-78.8006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041779A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOW ON FINAL. ENGINE FAILED RESPOND. LANDED SHORT. FUEL PUMP PROBLEM INDICATED BUT PUMP OK.

## 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 ATL83LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA327), Aug 16, 1983: Piper PA-28AT-201T (N8242L), Basye, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8242L (2)

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

- [Incident 20020308004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308004469I), Mar 8, 2002: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Winds 220 degrees, gusting to 22 KTS. Landed on main gears, wind turned aircraft to left, added right rudder, when nose gear touched down it just…
- [Incident 19830430032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430032629I), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Seaford, VA. Fluid leak prior to engine failure. Found large bird nest blocking oil cooler. Broken rod through the engine case.

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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