# Accident 19850906048359A: Piper PA28181, Oxford, IA, September 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1985, 20:15 local time
- Place: Oxford, IA
- Airport: Green Castle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7191° N, 91.7790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7191&lon=-91.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9557K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 13 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906048359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. ATC VECTORS TO AIRPORT IN DARK. LANDED BESIDE AIRPORT IN CORN FIELD. SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 MKC85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA208), Sep 7, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N9557K), Oxford, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9557K (1)

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

- [Accident 19781215037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215037389A), Dec 15, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N9557K), CA, Substantial damage

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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