# Accident 19831008053589A: Piper PA18S105SPEC, Wichita Falls, TX, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 08:30 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8497° N, 98.5398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8497&lon=-98.5398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N338T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N338T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18S105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 67 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008053589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY ONTO SOFT BERM AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW84LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA010), Oct 8, 1983: Piper PA-18-105 Special (N338T), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N338T (1)

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

- [Accident 19800330008389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800330008389A), Mar 30, 1980: Piper PA18105 (N338T), Possum Kingdom, TX, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on landing roll. Ran off runway and nosed over. Strong gusty surface wind.

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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