# Accident 19840203002999A: Piper PA22135, Dixon, WY, February 3, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1984, 16:15 local time
- Place: Dixon, WY
- Airport: Dixon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0291° N, 107.5308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0291&lon=-107.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3553A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,313 total, 26 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840203002999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. CFI TOOK OVER AND ALSO LOST CONTROL. HIT SNOWBANK.

## 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 DEN84LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA084), Feb 3, 1984: Piper PA-22-135 (N3553A), Dixon, WY, 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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