# Accident 19831125058829A: Piper PA28R200, Zanesville, OH, November 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Zanesville, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9493° N, 82.0109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9493&lon=-82.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41873, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41873-1989-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,025 total, 612 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125058829A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAUSED AIRPLANE TO LAND SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI84LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA050), Nov 25, 1983: Piper PA-28R-200 (N41873), Zanesville, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41873 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790515027029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790515027029I), May 15, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N41873), Ozark, AL, Minor damage. Alternator belt broke, electrical system failed. Pilot failed to avoid preventable gear up landing.
- [Incident 19780731044559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044559I), Jul 31, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N41873), Farmerville, LA, Minor damage. Electrical failure due to broken alternator bracket. No gear extension by normal means. Failed to use alternate ext

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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