# Accident 19850727034179A: Piper PA32300, Delaware, OH, July 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1985, 19:15 local time
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2892° N, 83.0805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2892&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110CF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110CF-2022-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,026 total, 752 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850727034179A

## Narrative

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

HEARD DULL KNOCK AND THEN ENGINE FAILED.  STRUCK WIRES DURING APPROACH TO A FIELD.  TRIGGER RAMP FAILED IN MAGNETO.

## 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 CHI85LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA321), Jul 27, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N110CF), Delaware, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N110CF (3)

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

- [Incident 20201124020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201124020909I), Nov 24, 2020: Piper PA-32-300 (N110CF), New Smaryra Bea, FL, Minor damage. During a cross counrty flight on decent at 1600 ft. AGL to land at (evb) new smyrna beach airport. Aircraft experience fuel exhaustion in the right main tank,…
- [Accident 20020803033629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803033629A), Aug 3, 2002: Piper PA32300 (N110CF), Bluffton, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) A Piper PA-32, was substantially damaged during a forced landing near the Bluffton Airport. The plane landed about 1 1/2 mile south of runway 5. Upon…
- [Incident 19880802044099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802044099I), Aug 2, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N110CF), Ostrander, OH. Pilot making flight with minimum fuel. Engine quit and switching tanks futile. Forced landing.

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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