# Accident 19831125059899A: Piper PA23160, Comfort, TX, November 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1983, 12:15 local time
- Place: Comfort, TX
- Airport: Quiet Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9708° N, 98.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9708&lon=-98.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215EC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N215EC-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,836 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831125059899A

## Narrative

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

REPORT INDICATES A POSSIBLE RIGHT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT. BELOW VMC, STALLED, ROLLED AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW84FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA074), Nov 25, 1983: Piper PA-23 (N215EC), Comfort, TX, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N215EC (2)

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

- [Incident 19820920059569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820920059569I), Sep 20, 1982: Piper PA23 (N215EC), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot reached to retract flaps and gear horn sounded. Gear checked out normal
- [Accident 19810727048859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810727048859A), Jul 27, 1981: Piper PA23 (N215EC), Hondo, TX, Substantial damage. Gusty surface winds. Allowed aircraft to stall on short final. Impact on runway broke wing spar.

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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