# Accident 19850527026299A: Piper PA28181, Bluff, UT, May 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bluff, UT
- Airport: Bluff
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.1400° N, 109.5205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1400&lon=-109.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3561G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3561G-1989-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 181 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527026299A

## Narrative

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

DURING ATTEMPTED HOT START, FUEL VENTED FROM CARBURETOR IGNITED. PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS EMPTY. FAULTY GAUGE

## 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 DEN85LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA142), May 28, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N3561G), Bluff, UT, destroyed

## Other reports on N3561G (1)

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

- [Accident 19820225000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820225000749A), Feb 25, 1982: Piper PA28181 (N3561G), Jerome, ID, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to drift off runway centerline. Struck snowbank located 20 feet inside of runway lights.

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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