# Accident 19850606027939A: Piper PA32R301T, Newnan, GA, June 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1985, 03:10 local time
- Place: Newnan, GA
- Airport: Coweta Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.3709° N, 84.7801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3709&lon=-84.7801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8215B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8215B-1994-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,308 total, 16 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850606027939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT FOLLOWING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND POWER. TACH DRIVE CENTERING SPACER AND CAM FAIL

## 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 ATL85FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA181), Jun 6, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8215B), Newnan, GA, 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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