# Accident 19850510016499A: Piper PA28161, Ocotillo Wells, CA, May 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ocotillo Wells, CA
- Airport: Ocotillo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7206° N, 115.8804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7206&lon=-115.8804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81018, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81018-1989-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 138 total, 62 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN FLYING INTO GROUND WITH NO APPARENT EFFORT TO AVERT CRASH. FLYING WHILE INTOXICATED.

## 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 LAX85FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA252), May 10, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N81018), Ocotillo Wells, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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