# Accident 19850917050869A: Piper PA31350, Pittsburgh, PA, September 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1985, 15:36 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3595° N, 79.8997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3595&lon=-79.8997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62994, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62994-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,080 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850917050869A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE DURING FORCED LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE. FUEL SULPPLY EXHAUSTED.

## 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 NYC85FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA240), Sep 17, 1985: Piper PA-31-350 (N62994), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62994 (3)

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

- [Incident 19850111008719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850111008719I), Jan 11, 1985: Piper PA31350 (N62994), Manville, NJ. Lost all radios en route. Descended and found airport. Radio master circuit breaker went bad.
- [Incident 19811227085039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811227085039I), Dec 27, 1981: Piper PA31350 (N62994), Lancaster, PA. Zk gear lever jammed in up position on takeoff. Passenger helped used aux gear system. Detente cam jammed PN763207.
- [Incident 19790104003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790104003089I), Jan 4, 1979: Piper PA31 (N62994), Jamaica, NY. Received unsafe gear light, right main gear. On touchdown unsafe light went out. Cause undetermined.

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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