# Incident 19831001065589I: Piper PA28161, Ft Wayne, IN, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ft Wayne, IN
- Airport: Baer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8231S) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001065589I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A FIRE HYDRANT WHILE PARKING WITH LINEMAN ASSIST.HAD TURNED OFF TAXI LIGHT TO NOT BLIND LINEMAN.

## Other reports on N8231S (1)

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

- [Incident 19860316031689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316031689I), Mar 16, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8231S), Savoy, IL. Advised to hold short of intersection on landing. Aircraft passed through the intersection.

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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