# Incident 19850706046249I: Piper PA34200T, Custer, SD, July 6, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1985, 23:15 local time
- Place: Custer, SD
- Airport: Custer Co
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.7337° N, 103.6195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUSTER COUNTY (CUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7337&lon=-103.6195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7021C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7021C-2013-11-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706046249I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED AFTER LIFTOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK.

## Other reports on N7021C (1)

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

- [Accident 19800710025469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710025469A), Jul 10, 1980: Piper PA34200T (N7021C), Albert Lea, MN, Substantial damage. Front baggage door came open during takeoff run. Pilot unable to stop aircraft &ran off departure end.

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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