# Accident 19850302005099A: Piper PA28R200, Taunton, MA, March 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9001° N, 71.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taunton, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9001&lon=-71.0898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4416X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4416X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302005099A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN TREES AFTER POWER LOSS. UNDETERMINED CAUSE.

## 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 NYC85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA032), Mar 2, 1985: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4416X), Taunton, MA, substantial damage

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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