# Accident 19850616025529A: Piper PA22108, Champlain, NY, June 16, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Champlain, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9883° N, 73.4324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Champlain, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9883&lon=-73.4324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 119 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850616025529A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING IN PASTURE WITH TALL GRASS. AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL. USED AUTO FUEL WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.

## 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 NYC85LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA149), Jun 16, 1985: Piper PA-22-108 (N5621Z), Champlain, NY, 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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