# Incident 19850412035949I: Piper PA32R300, Marion, AL, April 12, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1985, 06:40 local time
- Place: Marion, AL
- Airport: Perry Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.6305° N, 87.3103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6305&lon=-87.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46PC-1993-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,329 total, 65 in this make and model, 358 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85IA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850412035949I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. PARTIAL POWER LANDING IN FIELD. FOUND LACK OF LUBRICATION TO BEARINGS OF PROPELLER.

## 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 ATL85IA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85IA132), Apr 12, 1985: Piper PA-32R-300 (N46PC), Marion, AL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N46PC (1)

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

- [Incident 19891204062719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891204062719I), Dec 4, 1989: Piper PA32R300 (N46PC), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Gear collapsed on rollout. Hydraulic pump failed.

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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