# Accident 19850901042139A: Piper PA28235, Rion, SC, September 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1985, 17:40 local time
- Place: Rion, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3704° N, 81.0800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3704&lon=-81.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9340W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850901042139A

## Narrative

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

SUSTAINED INFLIGHT AIRFRAME BREAKUP WHILE CLIMBING IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS.

## 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 ATL85FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA266), Sep 1, 1985: Piper PA-28-235-B (N9340W), Rion, SC, destroyed, 4 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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