# Accident 19850126023849A: Piper PA22108, Belle Glade, FL, January 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1985, 09:45 local time
- Place: Belle Glade, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6800° N, 80.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6800&lon=-80.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5614Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 87 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850126023849A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT DUE TO POSSIBLE CARBURETOR ICE PROBLEM.

## 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 MIA85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA087), Jan 26, 1985: Piper PA-22-150 (N5614Z), Belle Glade, FL, 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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