# Accident 19830819043249A: Piper PA28180, Mount Airy, NC, August 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1983, 19:30 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Surry Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4996° N, 80.6104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4996&lon=-80.6104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6439J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6439J-1984-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 2 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830819043249A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON UPWIND LEG. HIT WIRES, TREES AND SHED ON FORCED LANDING. HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED OUT IN TYPE.

## 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 ATL83LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA331), Aug 19, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N6439J), Mt. Airy, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during takeoff for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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