# Accident 19850706030279A: Piper PA34200T, Saline Valley, CA, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Saline Valley, CA
- Airport: Chicken Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5590° N, 118.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5590&lon=-118.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29461, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29461-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706030279A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON STRIP BECAUSE OF FUEL PRESSURE FLUCTUATION. LANDED HARD, MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING ROCKS.

## 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 LAX85LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA312), Jul 6, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N29461), Saline Valley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29461 (3)

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

- [Accident 20011017033019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011017033019A), Oct 17, 2001: Piper PA34200T (N29461), Ann Arbor, MI, No damage. (-23) During landing rwy 24, aircraft departed runway onto the grass approximately 1000' from the approach end in a straight line and went over a 1-2 foot…
- [Incident 19921007047969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007047969I), Oct 7, 1992: Piper PA34200T (N29461), San Carlos, CA. Heard noise on right side of aircraft on takeoff. Aborted. Overshot end of runway. Found keys in door lock.
- [Incident 19901004059169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004059169I), Oct 4, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N29461), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Go around made as propeller tips struck runway. Saw alternators were not on. Corrected that.

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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