# Accident 19830820043299A: Piper PA28161, Bryan, TX, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 12:51 local time
- Place: Bryan, TX
- Airport: Flight Test Stati
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6407° N, 96.3596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6407&lon=-96.3596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8115L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8115L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 7 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043299A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON AIRPORT CLOSED TO PUBLIC. PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE PROBLEM.

## 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 FTW83LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA389), Aug 20, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8115L), Bryan, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8115L (2)

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

- [Accident 19950531014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531014429A), May 31, 1995: Piper PA28161 (N8115L), Bluffton, OH, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control landing. Slid sideways into a ditch. Collapsed nose gear. Wrinkled fuselage. (-23) on may 31, 1995, Mr. Gary r. lemaitre…
- [Incident 19850708041099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850708041099I), Jul 8, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8115L), Sandusky, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft was high and fast on landing, bounced and made long touchdown. Ran off end of runway, nose gear collapsed.

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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