# Accident 19850629034549A: Piper PA28140, Hays, KS, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 07:56 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8698° N, 99.3110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8698&lon=-99.3110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98343, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98343-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 272 total, 170 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629034549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REACHED INTO BACK SEAT AFTER STARTING ENGINE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO PARKED 9530CJ. NO BRAKE DISCREPANCY FOUND.

## 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 MKC85LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA144), Jun 29, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N98343), Hays, KS, 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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