# Accident 19850221006099A: Piper PA28161, Beaver Falls, PA, February 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7591° N, 80.3210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7591&lon=-80.3210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8318L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318L-1991-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850221006099A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SOLO LANDED IN CROSSWIND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER. UNSKILLED IN CROSSWIND PROCEDURE.

## 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 NYC85LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA069), Feb 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8318L), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8318L (1)

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

- [Accident 19871114064849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114064849A), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N8318L), Spartansburg, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control of aircraft in poor visibility. Crashed in an open field. Wreckage indicates aircraft was in a spin.

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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