# Accident 19850831042419A: Piper PA32301, Fredericktown, MO, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fredericktown, MO
- Airport: Fredericktown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5597° N, 90.2910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5597&lon=-90.2910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8385S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 126 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831042419A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT. SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HIT A FENCE POST.

## 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 MKC85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA200), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Fredericktown, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8385S (2)

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

- [Accident 20130127001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130127001579A), Jan 27, 2013: Piper PA-32-301 (N8385S), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. At the completion of the flight, aircraft was taxiing on a non-movement area when the aircrafts right wing tip struck a parked passenger vehicle, parked in…
- [Accident 19910123000939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910123000939A), Jan 23, 1991: Piper PA32301 (N8385S), Celina, OH, Substantial damage. Engine started on moving prop after unable normal start. Struck hangar and aircraft. Mags on no chocks or brake set

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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