# Accident 19831226063359A: Piper PA28140, Iowa Falls, IA, December 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Iowa Falls, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5192° N, 93.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5192&lon=-93.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9565W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9565W-2015-05-11) (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: 77 total, 4 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831226063359A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ICE PATCH AND LEFT WING CAUGHT IN SNOWBANK. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 MKC84LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA045), Dec 26, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N9565W), Iowa Falls, IA, 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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