# Incident 19850527071229I: Piper PA24260, Chestertown, MD, May 27, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Chestertown, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2184° N, 76.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chestertown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2184&lon=-76.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9468P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850527071229I

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN CORNFIELD. IMPROPER MANAGEMENT OF FUEL SYSTEM. FUEL REMAINING IN UNSELECTED TANKS.

## Other reports on N9468P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730511011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511011999A), May 11, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N9468P), Mazatlan,Sina, Substantial damage. Invest under the jurisdiction of the mexican government.

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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