# Accident 19850504020329A: Piper PA60601, Balmorhea, TX, May 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Balmorhea, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.9803° N, 103.7409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9803&lon=-103.7409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8083J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8083J-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 7106010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504020329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN PASTURE AND COLLIDED WITH CONCRETE CULVERT. DRAGGED TO NEARBY BARN, WITH VEHICLE. ILLEGAL OPERATION.

## 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 FTW85LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA213), May 5, 1985: Piper PA-601 (N8083J), Balmorhea, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N8083J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801217087659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801217087659I), Dec 17, 1980: Piper PA60601 (N8083J), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Encountered bird strike, pilot injured as bird came through windshield.

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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