# Accident 19831208060129A: Piper PA28140, Prospectville, PA, December 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1983, 09:15 local time
- Place: Prospectville, PA
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1412X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831208060129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH, WING DROPPED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST CAUSING CRASH INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC84LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA049), Dec 8, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N1412X), Prospectville, PA, substantial damage

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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