# Incident 19850414018819I: Piper PA25235, Warner Springs, CA, April 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2845° N, 116.6697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARNER SPRINGS (CL35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2845&lon=-116.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6563Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6563Z-1991-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 60 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414018819I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE POST DURING LANDING ON ROAD AFTER ENGINE QUIT. WATER IN CARBURETOR. NO QUICK DRAINS ON FUEL TANK.

## Other reports on N6563Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19900422020189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422020189I), Apr 22, 1990: Piper PA25235 (N6563Z), Warner Springs, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff towing glider. Released glider and made emergency landing in field.

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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