# Accident 19831006053489A: Piper PA20, Moncks Corner, SC, October 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1983, 17:40 local time
- Place: Moncks Corner, SC
- Airport: Berkeley Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1907° N, 79.9896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1907&lon=-79.9896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1561A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1561A-1998-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 34 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006053489A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUGHT A WING ON THE GROUND. EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND

## 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 ATL84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA012), Oct 6, 1983: Piper PA-20 (N1561A), Moncks Corner, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1561A (1)

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

- [Incident 19840803048599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803048599I), Aug 3, 1984: Piper PA20 (N1561A), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Lost control during the landing roll. Left the runway damaging the aircraft.

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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