# Accident 19850312009809A: Piper PA32300, Fish Lake Valle, NV, March 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1985, 18:10 local time
- Place: Fish Lake Valle, NV
- Airport: North Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.4901° N, 114.8892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4901&lon=-114.8892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2965A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2965A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,682 total, 154 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850312009809A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY UPON TOUCHDOWN. LEFT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED, VALVE STEM HAD BROKEN OFF.

## 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 SEA85LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA078), Mar 13, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N2965A), Fish Lake Valle, NV, 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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