# Accident 19850709030349A: Piper PA28181, Austin, TX, July 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1985, 16:03 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8203D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8203D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709030349A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK A CAR, SLIGHTLY INJURING OCCUPANTS ON LANDING AFTER POWER LOSS. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR ENGINE POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW85LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA278), Jul 9, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N8203D), Austin, TX, 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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