# Accident 19850618026279A: Piper PA24260, Peoria, IL, June 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6642° N, 89.6933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6642&lon=-89.6933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9492P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540R1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 506 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA237) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850618026279A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF AFTER INTERSECTION DEPARTURE. COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER STAGGERING TAKEOFF. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 CHI85LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA237), Jun 18, 1985: Piper PA-24-260 (N9492P), Peoria, IL, destroyed

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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