# Accident 19850122006039A: Piper PA38112, Sahuarita, AZ, January 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sahuarita, AZ
- Airport: Sahuarita
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9102° N, 110.9010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9102&lon=-110.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2403A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2403A-2018-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,039 total, 150 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850122006039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ABANDONED AIRSTRIP LINED WITH TREES. RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE ON ROLLOUT.

## 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 LAX85LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA148), Jan 23, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N2403A), Sahuarita, AZ, 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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