# Accident 19850309059639A: Piper PA32301, Robbinsville, NC, March 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1985, 02:45 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3195° N, 83.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3195&lon=-83.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8470X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309059639A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED MISSING ON 850311. WRECKAGE FOUND ON 851118. HIT TREES ON MOUNTAIN SIDE IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN IFR WEATHER.

## 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 ATL86FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA028), Mar 9, 1985: Piper PA-32-301 (N8470X), Robbinsville, NC, destroyed, 2 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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