# Accident 19850503072689A: Piper PA23, Clovis, CA, May 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1985, 16:29 local time
- Place: Clovis, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8090° N, 119.7099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8090&lon=-119.7099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461P-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 260 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850503072689A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BUILDING DURING RETURN AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS. PROPELLER NOT FEATHERED. POSSIBLE WATER IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX85LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA231), May 3, 1985: Piper PA-23 (N1461P), Clovis, CA, 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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