# Accident 19850620026479A: Piper J5A, Cleveland, GA, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5900° N, 83.7604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5900&lon=-83.7604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35612 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT A759
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620026479A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL LOW PASSES AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP TURN AND STRUCK TREES AND GROUND. PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 ATL85FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA191), Jun 20, 1985: Piper J5A (N35612), Cleveland, GA, substantial damage, 1 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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