# Accident 19850208006989A: Piper PA28R200, Malone, NY, February 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1985, 19:37 local time
- Place: Malone, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8482° N, 74.2896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malone, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8482&lon=-74.2896&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGDVM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 28 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208006989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN IFR CONDITIONS. SPECIAL VFR DEPARTURE INTO WEATHER WITHOUT WEATHER BRIEFING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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