# Accident 19850518018119A: Piper PA34200, Crowell, TX, May 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Crowell, TX
- Airport: Foard Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9803° N, 99.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9803&lon=-99.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55800-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518018119A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND AFTER ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. LANDED DOWNWIND ON A DOWNWARD SLOPING RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW85LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA226), May 18, 1985: Piper PA-34-200 (N55800), Crowell, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N55800 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780622014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622014929A), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N55800), Decoy, KY, Substantial damage. Bleed fitting of r brake missing. Wing dmgd.

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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