# Accident 19831002074131A: Piper PA38112, Laporte, TX, October 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1983, 17:05 local time
- Place: Laporte, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6608° N, 95.0396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6608&lon=-95.0396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9132A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 34 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002074131A

## Narrative

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

MADE GO AROUND DUE TO A 152 N6281Q UNDER HIS AIRCRAFT ON A TOUCH AND GO. LOWER AIRCRAFT CLIMBED INTO HIS PROPELLER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6281Q, Cessna 152: [Accident 19831002074132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002074132A)

## 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 FTW84FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA001), Oct 2, 1983: Piper PA-38-112 (N9132A), La Porte, TX, substantial damage, 1 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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