# Accident 19840605054949A: Piper PA32R300, Rehobeth Beach, DE, June 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1984, 11:40 local time
- Place: Rehobeth Beach, DE
- Airport: Rehobeth Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7174° N, 75.0806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehoboth Beach, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7174&lon=-75.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5870V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5870V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840605054949A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY MISTAKE. BROKE OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR ON A DIRT MOUND.

## 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 NYC84LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA199), Jun 5, 1984: Piper PA-32R (N5870V), Rehoboth Beach, DE, 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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