# Accident 19830916051679A: Piper PA28161, Cresson, TX, September 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1983, 22:30 local time
- Place: Cresson, TX
- Airport: Bourland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5309° N, 97.6499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5309&lon=-97.6499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4295N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4295N-2012-05-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 14 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA434) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830916051679A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER TOWARDS EDGE OF RUNWAY ON THE LANDING ROLL. RIGHT WHEEL HIT CONCRETE CURB AND COLLAPSED.

## 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 FTW83LA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA434), Sep 17, 1983: Piper PA-28-160 (N4295N), Cresson, TX, 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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