# Incident 19830827062649I: Piper PA28161, Troy, MI, August 27, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6379C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6379C) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 8 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830827062649I

## Narrative

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

LANDED TOO FAST. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF DEPATURE END OF RUNWAY. MARGINAL WEATHER A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N6379C (1)

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

- [Incident 19801213089109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801213089109I), Dec 13, 1980: Piper PA28161 (N6379C), Hershey, PA. Engine roughness and loss of power with oil on windshield led to uneventful emergency 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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