# Accident 19850424015329A: Parten P68CTC, Tilden, TX, April 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tilden, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4599° N, 98.5487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tilden, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4599&lon=-98.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76L-1985-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Partenavia P.68C (registry code 6780105, https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARTEN P68CTC
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,020 total, 712 in this make and model, 237 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850424015329A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED FLAT TERRAIN, FENCE AND TREES COLLAPSING GEAR. HEAVY FLIGHT SCHEDULED AND EATING HABITS EFFECTED SENSORIUM

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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