# Accident 19850306007989A: Piper PA28180, Gilmer, TX, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 21:30 local time
- Place: Gilmer, TX
- Airport: Upsher Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7304° N, 94.9403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7304&lon=-94.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7012W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7012W-1989-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 781 total, 67 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306007989A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES ON FINAL APPROACH AT NIGHT. NIGHT RESTRICTION TO BE LIFTED ON LEFT SEAT PILOT.AIRCRAFT WAS TOO LOW.

## 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 FTW85FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA140), Mar 7, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N7012W), Gilmer, TX, 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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