# Accident 19830817042959A: Piper PA28161, San Jose, CA, August 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1983, 15:15 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Rancho San Antoni
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6794° N, 121.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6794&lon=-121.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81287 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,476 total, 73 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA394) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830817042959A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK A TREE 260 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX83LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA394), Aug 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N81287), San Jose, CA, 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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