# Accident 19830925075899A: Piper PA28161, Bethany, IL, September 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1983, 20:55 local time
- Place: Bethany, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6399° N, 88.7399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6399&lon=-88.7399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8236U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8236U-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 117 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925075899A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO ADVERSE WEATHER, OVERSTRESSED AIRFRAME. SEPARATION OF AIRFRAME IN FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT NOT RECCOMMENDED.

## 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 CHI83FA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA441), Sep 26, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8236U), Bethany, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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