# Accident 19850713033979A: Piper PA38112, American Falls, ID, July 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1985, 13:45 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7203° N, 112.9893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7203&lon=-112.9893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25678 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713033979A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO SWITCH TO OTHER FUEL TANK. FUEL STARVATION.LANDED IN POTATO FIELD, NOSED OVER.NOT TRAINED FOR EMERGENCY.

## 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 SEA85LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA163), Jul 13, 1985: Piper PA-38-112 (N25678), American Falls, ID, 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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