# Incident 19831102070149I: Piper PA28161, Charlotte, NC, November 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9778C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778C-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102070149I

## Narrative

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

TOWER ADVISED STUDENT TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD. WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH CONSTRUCTION AND WENT OFF TAXI WAY INTO A DITCH.

## Other reports on N9778C (2)

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

- [Accident 19931023044779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931023044779A), Oct 23, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Lexington, NC, Substantial damage. Wind calm on approach. Gust raised wing on landing roll. Veered off runway bounced on a rise. Lost control.
- [Accident 19860524019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524019629A), May 24, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Came in short during spot landing contest. Did not add power to keep in contest. Stalled. Impacted the ground.

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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