# Accident 19840805038179A: Piper PA28235, Elk City, ID, August 5, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1984, 17:00 local time
- Place: Elk City, ID
- Airport: Elk City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8000° N, 115.5100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8000&lon=-115.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9227W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 154 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805038179A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT BY A TAILWIND 30 KNOT GUST WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY. OVERTURNED IN A DITCH. THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING.

## 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 SEA84LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA191), Aug 6, 1984: Piper PA-28-235 (N9227W), Elk City, ID, 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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