- Date
- October 14, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Aubrey, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8161SPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831014054439A
- Case key
- 21071
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The purpose of the flt was to give a bfr to the private rated plt who had not flown for about 1 year. There were no witnesses to the accident. The plt stated that he could recall doing basic airwork during the flt, but could not recall any details of the flt just prior to & during the crash. The acft had contacted a tree on the edge of a pond about 30 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8161S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8016217
- Airframe hours
- 1,261
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D3G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Airport Flying School
- Registered owner
- Jack D. Allen Berg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 5, 1983 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 17 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.