# Accident 19850818039129A: Piper PA32300, Provincetown, MA, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 09:24 local time
- Place: Provincetown, MA
- Airport: Provincetown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0723° N, 70.2207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVINCETOWN MUNI (PVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0723&lon=-70.2207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15805-2010-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818039129A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. DITCHED DUE TO CROWDS ON BEACH. LEAD LIKE CONTAMINANTS IN MAIN JET OF FUEL SERVO.

## 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 NYC85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA216), Aug 18, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N15805), Provincetown, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15805 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840905056429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905056429A), Sep 5, 1984: Piper PA32300 (N15805), Providence, RI, Substantial damage. Made hard landing causing 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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