# Accident 19850815041349A: Piper PA60601P, Prestonburg, KY, August 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Prestonburg, KY
- Airport: Combs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6706° N, 82.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6706&lon=-82.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9763Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,353 total, 39 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850815041349A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT AND LANDED HARD RESULTING IN LEFT MAIN TIRE BLOWOUT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL85LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA260), Aug 15, 1985: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P (N9763Q), Prestonburg, KY, 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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