# Accident 19850719036939A: Piper PA60601, Erie, PA, July 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1985, 03:45 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.1295° N, 80.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1295&lon=-80.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 22 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850719036939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STOPPED ANSWERING APPROACH CONTROL. IMPACTED WATERS OF  LAKE ERIE. PILOT HAD NO REST PERIOD ON PREVIOUS DAY.

## 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 NYC85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA189), Jul 19, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601 (N71MA), Erie, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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