# Accident 19830905047129A: Piper PA25235, Pinehurst, GA, September 5, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pinehurst, GA
- Airport: Wrights
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3302° N, 83.7309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3302&lon=-83.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8715L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8715L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,800 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905047129A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR SHOCK CORDS BROKE ON LANDING. RIGHT MAIN CORDS BROKE ON IMPACT WITH A DITCH. SHOCK CORDS WERE ROTTED

## 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 ATL83LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA360), Sep 5, 1983: Piper PA-25-235 (N8715L), Pinehurst, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8715L (1)

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

- [Accident 20240605017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240605017399A), Jun 5, 2024: Piper PA-25-235 (N8715L), Colquitt, GA, Destroyed. June 05, 2023, at approximately 0615 local time aircraft [privacy data omitted]he , Piper PA-25 crop duster departed off private field. At approximately 400…

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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