# Accident 19850813070019A: Piper PA28140, May, TX, August 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1985, 13:55 local time
- Place: May, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9702° N, 98.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9702&lon=-98.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9912W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 38 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813070019A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN.

## 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 FTW85LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA318), Aug 13, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N9912W), May, TX, destroyed

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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