# Accident 19850924047059A: Piper PA32RT300, Ruston, LA, September 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1985, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31919 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850924047059A

## Narrative

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

VEERED DURING CROSSWIND ROLLOUT AND WING STRUCK WEED SPRAYING TRUCK PARKED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW85LA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA357), Sep 24, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31919), Ruston, LA, 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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