# Accident 19840730075129A: Piper PA28161, Lake Charles, LA, July 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1984, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Mcfillan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1294° N, 93.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1294&lon=-93.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4314D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4314D-2014-12-02) (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: 1,828 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840730075129A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED STEEP CLIMB AFTER LIFT OFF. ENGINE POWER RETARDED, STEEP DESCENDING TURN, FULL POWER AND IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 FTW84FA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA329), Jul 30, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N4314D), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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