# Incident 19850816046479I: Piper PA31350, Del Rio, TX, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BDAA
- Location: 29.3730° N, 100.8819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Rio, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3730&lon=-100.8819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38335, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC LTIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816046479I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST RPM ON DESCENT. PROPELLER FEATHERED AND LANDED. FAILURE OF DRIVE TRAIN GEARS.

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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