# Incident 19850909076019I: Piper PA31T, Scottsbluff, NE, September 9, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1985, 11:35 local time
- Place: Scottsbluff, NE
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8681° N, 103.6607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsbluff, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8681&lon=-103.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48CP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909076019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE OTHER THAN THE APPROACH HE WAS CLEARED FOR.

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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