# Accident 19850706029559A: Piper PA32RT300T, Brownsville, TX, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 19:00 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2099° N, 98.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2099&lon=-98.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21698-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 64 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706029559A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ELECTRICAL LINE 1000 FEET FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW85LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA273), Jul 7, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N21698), Brownsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21698 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790116000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790116000959A), Jan 16, 1979: Piper PA32RT300T (N21698), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Test flight after engine change. Engine failed, found fuel injector line loose.

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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