# Accident 19850705030239A: Piper PA36285, Mt Carmel, IL, July 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mt Carmel, IL
- Airport: Beckerman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.4104° N, 87.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4104&lon=-87.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9909P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: CONT 6285*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850705030239A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK DIRT BANK AFTER TAKEOFF AND IMPACTED NOSE DOWN IN FIELD. OVERLOADED FOR RUNWAY LENGTH AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 CHI85LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA274), Jul 5, 1985: Piper PA-36-285 (N9909P), Mt. Carmel, IL, 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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