# Accident 19850131004929A: Piper PA32RT300T, Bishop, CA, January 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1985, 11:24 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5007° N, 118.3106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5007&lon=-118.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2129G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2129G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 22 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131004929A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT FIRE. FIRE CEASED DURING DESCENT TO SAFE LANDING. CRANKSHAFT FAILURE.

## 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 LAX85FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA130), Jan 31, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2129G), Bishop, 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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