# Accident 19840425022809A: Piper PA28161, Bluffton, IN, April 25, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1984, 13:45 local time
- Place: Bluffton, IN
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7435° N, 85.1721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluffton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7435&lon=-85.1721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83038, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83038) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 544 total, 544 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/19840425022809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TREES ALONG SIDE OF ROAD WHEN PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N83038 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821003064859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003064859I), Oct 3, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N83038), Carmi, IL, Minor damage. Made off airport landing when right tank ran dry sooner than planned. Found primer unlocked. Fuel in left tank.

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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