# Accident 19850512016599A: Piper PA24250, Savannah, GA, May 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1985, 13:05 local time
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1276° N, 81.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1276&lon=-81.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5844P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5844P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512016599A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO USE VOR RECEIVER PROPERLY. GOT LOST, LANDED AT SAVANAH WITHOUT CALLING TOWER. FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR.

## 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 ATL85LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA161), May 12, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N5844P), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5844P (4)

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

- [Accident 20220102000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220102000529A), Jan 2, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N5844P), Grand Forks, ND, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted to land at the park river airport north of gfk. He attempted to put the gear down and it would not come down. He ran the emergency gear…
- [Accident 20040406005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040406005699A), Apr 6, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Overland Park, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was enroute from henry co. airport (7W5), napoleon, OH, to new century aircenter (kixd) in olathe, KS. The engine failed due to fuel exhaustion…
- [Incident 20001202037979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001202037979I), Dec 2, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. (-23) Iea 092001002 [privacy data omitted]was CFI and pilot in command. He was giving instruction to [privacy data omitted]private pilot who was seated in the…
- [Incident 19940422016509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422016509I), Apr 22, 1994: Piper PA24250 (N5844P), Fremont, MI, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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