# Accident 19841030061349A: Piper PA25235, Lincoln, TN, October 30, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1984, 15:32 local time
- Place: Lincoln, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1397° N, 86.5599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1397&lon=-86.5599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9855P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9855P-1989-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,755 total, 894 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841030061349A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING RUN, ENGINE QUIT, LANDED IN FIELD, TURNED TO AVOID TREES, NOSE DUG IN,FLIPPED OVER. MAGNETO SHAFT SHEARED.

## 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 ATL85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA024), Oct 30, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N9855P), Lincoln, TN, 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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