# Accident 19850823040109A: Piper PA31T, Flat Rock, NC, August 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1985, 21:55 local time
- Place: Flat Rock, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2706° N, 82.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2706&lon=-82.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N600CM-1985-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850823040109A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IMPACTING A RIDGE. IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO CLOUD HEIGHT. BURNED AFTER NIGHT IMPACT

## 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 ATL85FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA256), Aug 24, 1985: Piper PA-31T (N600CM), Flat Rock, NC, destroyed, 5 fatal

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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