# Accident 19850920045749A: Piper PA60700P, Hampton, GA, September 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1985, 03:40 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry Co Bear Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FPPA
- Location: 33.3804° N, 84.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3804&lon=-84.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6905A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60700P
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540U2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,915 total, 540 in this make and model, 258 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FKG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850920045749A

## Narrative

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

PISTON RING BLOWN, SHUTDOWN RIGHT ENGINE. LEFT ALTERNATOR INADEQUATE WENT OFF LINE. OVERSHOT RUNWAY HIT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ATL85FKG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FKG10), Sep 20, 1985: Piper PA 60-700P (N6905A), Hampton, GA, 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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