# Accident 19850212074021A: Piper PA32RT300, Healdton, OK, February 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1985, 09:49 local time
- Place: Healdton, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2301° N, 97.4801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2301&lon=-97.4801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39516, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39516-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 718 total, 72 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850212074021A

## Narrative

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

HORIZONTAL STABILATOR IMPACTED 1162N IN FLIGHT.  CONTROL LOST, IMPACTED GROUND.  OPERATING AT WRONG VFR ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW85FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA117), Feb 12, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N39516), Healdton, OK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N39516 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790111000909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111000909I), Jan 11, 1979: Piper PA32RT300 (N39516), Siloam Springs, AR, No damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

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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