# Accident 19850404044659A: Piper PA34200, Concord, NC, April 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1985, 14:10 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Probst
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3997° N, 80.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3997&lon=-80.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1071U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1071U-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,630 total, 747 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850404044659A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST DOWNWIND WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMANING.GROUND LOOPED INTENTIONALLY AND MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED

## 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 ATL85LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA129), Apr 4, 1985: Piper PA-34-200 (N1071U), Concord, NC, 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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