# Accident 19840618033149A: Piper PA38112, Stratford, SD, June 18, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Stratford, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3099° N, 98.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3099&lon=-98.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9389T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 104 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618033149A

## Narrative

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

RAN THROUGH FENCE AFTER LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY. FENCE HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS. TOO LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH.

## 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 DEN84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA200), Jun 18, 1984: Piper PA-38-112 (N9389T), Stratford, SD, 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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