# Accident 19830821055519A: Piper PA28140, Arlington, WA, August 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1983, 11:40 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1791° N, 121.6695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1791&lon=-121.6695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5097T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5097T-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 9 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830821055519A

## Narrative

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

STARTER HUNG UP. MOVED PROP BACKWARDS TO FREE STARTER. ENGINE STARTED. UNSECURED AIRCRAFT RAN INTO A DITCH.

## 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 SEA83LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA182), Aug 21, 1983: Piper PA28-140 (N5097T), Arlington, WA, 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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