# Accident 19850216005869A: Piper PA28140, Hot Springs, SD, February 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4300° N, 103.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4300&lon=-103.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4513R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4513R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216005869A

## Narrative

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

WAS IN A HURRY. PUMPED THROTTLE TO START WARM ENGINE, LEFT THROTTLE OPEN. ENGINE STARTED, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE.

## 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 DEN85LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA083), Feb 16, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N4513R), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4513R (2)

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

- [Accident 19790811019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811019249A), Aug 11, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N4513R), Hay Springs, NE, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from farm field. Nose gear struck mound of dirt. Collapsed. Density altitude a factor.
- [Incident 19781217025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025519I), Dec 17, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N4513R), Hot Springs, SD, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control while landing in a crosswind.

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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