# Incident 19801206087299I: Piper PA34200T, Battle Mountain, NV, December 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1980, 15:15 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Airport: Mountain Home Afb
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6284° N, 116.9486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Mountain, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6284&lon=-116.9486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8221T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8221T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801206087299I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER THROTTLES FROZE UP IN CRUISE. FOUND WATER IN CABLES.

## Other reports on N8221T (1)

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

- [Incident 19851112064659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851112064659I), Nov 12, 1985: Piper PA34200T (N8221T), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Overlooked extending landing gear for landing after shooting ILS approach. Landed gear up.

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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