# Accident 19850422016949A: Piper PA31350, Sallisaw, OK, April 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1985, 16:58 local time
- Place: Sallisaw, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4592° N, 94.8000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4592&lon=-94.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3550N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,730 total, 62 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850422016949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OPERATED NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINES IMPROPERLY AND WITHOUT BREAK IN. LANDED IN A FIELD. LEAKING OIL CAUGHT FIRE

## 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 FTW85LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA194), Apr 22, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N3550N), Sallisaw, OK, 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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