19831101057719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Marshburg, PA · November 1, 1983

Date
November 1, 1983 · 19:20 local
Place
Marshburg, PA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8163P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FGM01
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
117 total37 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control at night during a turn around due to enroute weather. Struck trees on a hill. No ground reference.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AT NIGHT DURING A TURN AROUND DUE TO ENROUTE WEATHER. STRUCK TREES ON A HILL. NO GROUND REFERENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.