# Accident 19850517067579A: Piper PA31350, Latrobe, PA, May 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1985, 20:20 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CBEA
- Location: 40.3109° N, 79.3802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3109&lon=-79.3802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66892, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66892-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 280 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517067579A

## Narrative

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

OPERATOR DISPATCHED AIRPLANE WITH HSI SLAVE INOP. SHOT APPROACH OFF COURSE AND PAST AIRPORT, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC85FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA125), May 18, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N66892), Latrobe, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N66892 (2)

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

- [Incident 19791202048279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048279I), Dec 2, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N66892), Toledo, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft struck deer during takeoff, aborted. Right prop damaged, dented wing. Possible crankshaft failure.
- [Accident 19780713021359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713021359A), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA31T1 (N66892), Baltimore, MD, Substantial damage. Clamp holding exhaust to turbocharger missing.

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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