# Accident 19840721033819A: Piper PA28140, Beverly, MA, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 12:02 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15963, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15963-2002-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033819A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY. THE CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC84LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA248), Jul 21, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N15963), Beverly, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15963 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770106000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106000909A), Jan 6, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N15963), Beverly, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck 8FT snowbank approach end of runway,not seen by pilot

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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