# Accident 19790413019079A: Piper PA32RT300, Iola, WI, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Iola, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5097° N, 89.1172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iola, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5097&lon=-89.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9585C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9585C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 158 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413019079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE. LANDED IN FIELD, HIT DITCH.

## 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 CHI79FEP43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP43), Apr 13, 1979: Piper PA-32R (N9585C), Iola, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9585C (1)

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

- [Incident 20260612006889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260612006889I), Jun 12, 2026: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N9585C), Locust Grove, GA, Minor damage. A Piper PA-32RT-300 departed kdnn at approximently 1030 on 12 June, 2026. The aircraft, which was operated by a single pilot with no passengers on board, began…

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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