# Accident 19850606023299A: Piper PA22, Cartersville, GA, June 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1985, 17:35 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1594° N, 84.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1594&lon=-84.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5668Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5668Z-1993-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850606023299A

## Narrative

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

NOSE PITCHED UP ON TAKEOFF AND AIRCRAFT SPIRALED STRIKING GROUND NOSE FIRST. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ATL85FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA182), Jun 6, 1985: Piper PA-22-108 (N5668Z), Cartersville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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