# Accident 19850415019209A: Piper PA30, Worthington, IN, April 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1985, 14:25 local time
- Place: Worthington, IN
- Airport: Shawnee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1095° N, 86.9695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1095&lon=-86.9695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850415019209A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK. FAILURE TO FEATHER PROP. AIRSPEEED BELOW VMC CAUSED CONTROL LOSS.

## 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 CHI85FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FA165), Apr 15, 1985: Piper PA-30 (N8007Y), Worthington, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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