# Accident 19850912044709A: Piper PA32260, Keene, NH, September 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1985, 09:50 local time
- Place: Keene, NH
- Airport: Dillant Hopkins
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8407° N, 72.2777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8407&lon=-72.2777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42722 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 400 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850912044709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. AEROQUIP OIL LINE RUPTURED. LINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS PREVIOUS.

## 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 NYC85LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA234), Sep 12, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N42722), East Swanzey, NH, destroyed

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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