# Accident 19850324011089A: Piper PA32R301, Zelienople, PA, March 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1985, 05:30 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7800° N, 80.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7800&lon=-80.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8429T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 4 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324011089A

## Narrative

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

DISCREPANCY IN WEATHER AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. INDICATIONS THAT PILOT TOOK OFF IN NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AND HIT TREES.

## 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 NYC85LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA087), Mar 24, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8429T), Zelienople, PA, 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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