# Accident 19831021056789A: Piper J5A, Arlington, TN, October 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1983, 23:30 local time
- Place: Arlington, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2804° N, 89.6606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2804&lon=-89.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35280, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35280) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831021056789A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POST AND FENCE ON TAKEOFF. DARK NIGHT AND IMC. CONFLICT AS TO WHO WAS THE PILOT. ALCOHOL INVOLVEMENT.

## 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 ATL84LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA027), Oct 22, 1983: Piper J5A (N35280), Arlington, TN, substantial damage

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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