# Accident 19850302015319A: Piper PA28181, Bartlesville, OK, March 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Bartlesville, OK
- Airport: Frank Phillips
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7297° N, 96.0692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7297&lon=-96.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7068C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7068C-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 48 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850302015319A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL AT NIGHT TREES APPEARED IN LANDING LIGHT. UNSUCCESSFULY TRIED TO MISS TREES, IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW85LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA133), Mar 3, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N7068C), Bartlesville, OK, destroyed

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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