# Accident 19850518018219A: Piper PA28161, Milledgeville, GA, May 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1985, 08:51 local time
- Place: Milledgeville, GA
- Airport: Baldwin Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0792° N, 83.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0792&lon=-83.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8289H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8289H-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 47 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518018219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED IN A PARKING LOT AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. PLANNED 6 HOUR TRIP WITH 4 1/2 HRS. OF FUEL.

## 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 ATL85FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA165), May 18, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N8289H), Milledgeville, GA, substantial damage

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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