# Accident 19831119058479A: Piper PA32301T, Peach Springs, AZ, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 13:30 local time
- Place: Peach Springs, AZ
- Airport: Hualapi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6404° N, 113.6099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6404&lon=-113.6099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8178W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1989-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,345 total, 14 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ALLOWED WING TO CONTACT BERM ALONGSIDE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX84LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA066), Nov 19, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8178W), Peach Springs, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8178W (1)

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

- [Incident 19850707037209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037209I), Jul 7, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N8178W), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high and aircraft dropped in. Left gear trunnion broke.

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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