# Accident 19830820043329A: Aracft ARROWSPORT1, Red Oak, IA, August 20, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Red Oak, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0104° N, 95.2194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0104&lon=-95.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N853H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N853H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Arrow Aircraft & Motors ARROW SPORT (registry code 0840102, https://openairdocs.org/model/arrow-aircraft-motors-arrow-sport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARACFT ARROWSPORT1
- Reported engine: GLADEN K5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 87 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830820043329A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. TRIED FOR AIRPORT AND CRASHED IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.  ROCKER BOX COVER CRACKED IN EXHAUST AREA.

## 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 MKC83LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA197), Aug 20, 1983: Arrow Arrow Sport (N853H), Red Oak, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N853H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760828027279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760828027279A), Aug 28, 1976: Aracft ARROWSPORT1 (N853H), Burwell, NE, Substantial damage. Loss of dir control,tire blew,strut separated.

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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