# Accident 19850809037769A: Piper PA28180, Abbeville, SC, August 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Abbeville, SC
- Airport: Davis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1703° N, 82.3709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1703&lon=-82.3709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7475W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7475W-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850809037769A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING. WENT AROUND. DESCENDED IN A TURN INTO TREES, BURNED. HAD SEVERE CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

## 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 ATL85FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA242), Aug 9, 1985: Piper PA-28-180 (N7475W), Abbeville, SC, destroyed, 1 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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