# Accident 19850314007699A: Piper PA24, Zephyrhills, FL, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 11:45 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7639P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7639P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 710 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314007699A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED IN PASTURE AND STRUCK FENCE POSTS COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN 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 MIA85LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA118), Mar 14, 1985: Piper PA-24-180 (N7639P), Zephyrhills, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7639P (1)

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

- [Accident 20201212021979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201212021979A), Dec 12, 2020: Piper PA-24-180 (N7639P), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. On 12/12/2020 N7639P departed enterprise municipal airport (kedn), Alabama. Prior to departing the area the pilot in command (PIC) completed two practice…

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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