# Accident 19850825073232A: Piper J5A, Mt Palmer, AK, August 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mt Palmer, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N38588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38588-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825073232A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH 417GP OVER NOTED SIGHTSEEING AREA. WING PORTION SEPARATED PRIOR TO IMPACT ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N417GP, Cessna 180H: [Accident 19850825073231A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850825073231A)

## 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 ANC85FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA163), Aug 25, 1985: Piper J5A (N38588), Mt. Palmer, AK, destroyed, 6 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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