# Accident 19850805039889A: Piper J4A, Duncan, OK, August 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1985, 07:00 local time
- Place: Duncan, OK
- Airport: Halliburton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5204° N, 97.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5204&lon=-97.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30986) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Reported engine: CONT C858F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 792 total, 62 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850805039889A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD WHEN ENGINE HESITATED UPON POWER APPLICATION.  TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR.

## 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 FTW85LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA328), Aug 5, 1985: Piper J4A (N30986), Duncan, OK, 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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