# Accident 19840304007229A: Piper PA38112, New Haven, CT, March 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1984, 18:10 local time
- Place: New Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3108° N, 72.9250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3108&lon=-72.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2583D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2583D-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,070 total, 568 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304007229A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WING HIT LIGHTPOST DURING MANEUVERING FOR PARKING AFTER FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA100), Mar 4, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N2583D), New Haven, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2583D (1)

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

- [Incident 19921130054039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921130054039I), Nov 30, 1992: Piper PA38112 (N2583D), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway stopping in grass.

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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