# Accident 19850831064139A: Piper PA24250, Weskan, KS, August 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1985, 18:15 local time
- Place: Weskan, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8596° N, 101.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8596&lon=-101.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6903P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6903P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 736 total, 207 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831064139A

## Narrative

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

OIL TEMPERATURE RISE AND PRESSURE DROPPED WHILE ORBITING IN 101 DEGREE HEAT. LANDED ON ROAD STRIKING SAGEBRUSH.

## 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 MKC85LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA201), Aug 31, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N6903P), Weskan, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6903P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800824083949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824083949I), Aug 24, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6903P), Chandler, AZ. Forced landing at afb after running out of fuel.

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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