# Accident 19850503058469A: Piper PA28R200, Montgomery, NY, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Airport: Orange County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4397° N, 74.4194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4397&lon=-74.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9439N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9439N-1997-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 222 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503058469A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE DURING IFR FLIGHT. LANDED ON ROAD WHERE LEFT MAIN HIT SOFT SHOULDER AND GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 NYC85LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA114), May 3, 1985: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9439N), Montgomery, NY, 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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