# Incident 19850605075789I: Piper PA28R200, Charleston, WV, June 5, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1985, 12:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Kanawha County
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1569X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1569X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19850605075789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEVIATION DURING IFR FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N1569X (1)

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

- [Incident 19861025065629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861025065629I), Oct 25, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N1569X), Charleston, WV. Descended in VFR conditions after alternator failed en route. Found alternator belt broken.

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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