# Incident 19831223072679I: Piper PA28140, Mojave, CA, December 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8851N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8851N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 50 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223072679I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. SWERVED TO THE LEFT DAMAGING NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N8851N (1)

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

- [Incident 19911029051439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029051439I), Oct 29, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N8851N), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. Engine failure on descent to airport. Forced landing in field. Failure within the engine cylinders.

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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