# Accident 19850308036949A: Piper PA23160, El Campo, TX, March 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Airport: Coastal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1903° N, 96.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1903&lon=-96.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438P-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,700 total, 254 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308036949A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREE DURING SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL BEFORE HE COULD RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 FTW85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA144), Mar 8, 1985: Piper PA-23-160 (N3438P), El Campo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3438P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790414012539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414012539I), Apr 14, 1979: Piper PA23160 (N3438P), Dekalb, IL, Minor damage. Retarted throttle to simulate engine out,could not get it restarted. Unable to make airport on one engine.

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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