# Accident 19850528021109A: Piper STCPA28, Athens, AL, May 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1985, 10:00 local time
- Place: Athens, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7805° N, 86.9506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7805&lon=-86.9506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8816N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816N-2023-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 780 total, 89 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850528021109A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AG STRIP AFTER LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. STRUCK TRUCK PARKED ON RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 ATL85LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA175), May 28, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N8816N), Athens, AL, 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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