# Accident 19850313008769A: Piper PA32260, Angola, IN, March 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1985, 18:35 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri State Steuben
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.6407° N, 84.9994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6407&lon=-84.9994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3974W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,383 total, 880 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850313008769A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED WHEN FLAPS EXTENDED DURING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO AIRFRAME ICE. IMPACTED GROUND FLAT.

## 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 CHI85FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA139), Mar 13, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N3974W), Angola, IN, 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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