# Accident 19831113058659A: Piper PA28161, Devers, TX, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 19:17 local time
- Place: Devers, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0203° N, 94.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0203&lon=-94.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092Z-1984-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 691 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113058659A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT WINGTIP IN TREES DURING NIGHT TREETOP LEVEL STEP TURN. MAY HAVE BEEN DEER SPOTTING. SEVERE IMPACT FORCE.

## 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 FTW84FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA050), Nov 14, 1983: Piper PA-28-161 (N8092Z), Devers, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8092Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19811112074009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811112074009A), Nov 12, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N8092Z), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Student with flight instructor was taxiing to ramp. Right wing tip struck vertical refueling pipes.

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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