# Accident 19850609023609A: Piper PA31350, Dallas, TX, June 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6601° N, 96.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6601&lon=-96.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7697L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7697L-1997-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,981 total, 36 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850609023609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINES QUIT ON BASE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED LONG, SLID OFF RUNWAY. FLAPS AND GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED.

## 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 FTW85LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA250), Jun 9, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N7697L), Dallas, TX, 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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