# Accident 19850529067549A: Piper PA28235, Batavia, NY, May 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1985, 22:10 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9907° N, 78.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9907&lon=-78.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8966W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966W-2017-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 14 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850529067549A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED LANDING ON REMAINING RUNWAY AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM UNDETERMINED CAUSE ON TAKEOFF. AUTO FUEL IN USE.

## 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 NYC85LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA137), May 30, 1985: Piper PA-28-235 (N8966W), Batavia, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8966W (1)

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

- [Accident 20050327004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050327004539A), Mar 27, 2005: Piper PA28235 (N8966W), West Union, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft, upon takeoff, rolled southbound on runway 17, went approximately 1/4 mile, then veered right off the runway into the grass. The aircraft…

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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