# Accident 19850220004089A: Piper PA34200T, Mena, AR, February 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1985, 13:05 local time
- Place: Mena, AR
- Airport: Intermountain Reg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5803° N, 94.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5803&lon=-94.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8658E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8658E-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,550 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850220004089A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON FOURCHE MOUNTAIN IN LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE. WRECKAGE NOWHERE NEAR COURSE OF INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

## 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 MKC85FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA060), Feb 20, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N8658E), Mena, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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