# Accident 19831029056069A: Piper PA60601P, Norfolk, VA, October 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1983, 11:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, VA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8956° N, 76.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8956&lon=-76.1989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531Q-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,395 total, 60 in this make and model, 227 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029056069A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED STOPPING.

## 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 ATL84LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA032), Oct 29, 1983: Piper PA-61P (N9531Q), Norfolk, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9531Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19860803082739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803082739A), Aug 3, 1986: Piper PA60601P (N9531Q), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. The copilot panicked, stalled the aircraft on takeoff. Pilot failed to review procedures with copilot.

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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