# Accident 19850124002259A: Piper PA24400, Helendale, CA, January 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1985, 15:45 local time
- Place: Helendale, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7408° N, 117.3502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7408&lon=-117.3502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3983D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3983D-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,997 total, 9 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850124002259A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. CONNECTING ROD FAILED DURING FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX85FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA122), Jan 24, 1985: Piper PA-24-400 (N3983D), Helendale, CA, 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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