# Accident 19850810040339A: Piper PA28140, Falfurrias, TX, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 22:30 local time
- Place: Falfurrias, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2192° N, 98.1403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2192&lon=-98.1403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1020D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,053 total, 65 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810040339A

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC FLIGHT PATH DUE PRECESSING DIRECTIONAL GYRO.ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING EMEGENCY LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION

## 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 FTW85LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA314), Aug 11, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N1020D), Falfurrias, TX, 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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