# Accident 19851002052359A: Piper PA32300, Van Nuys, CA, October 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1985, 16:34 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AZ-1990-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,846 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851002052359A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING IN FLOOD CONTROL BASIN AFTER ENGINE QUIT. BOTH AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS EMPTY. NO MECHANICAL DEFECT FOUND.

## 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 LAX86LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA001), Oct 2, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N9AZ), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9AZ (2)

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

- [Accident 19761023031379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761023031379A), Oct 23, 1976: Piper PA32300 (N9AZ), Santa Clara, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.
- [Accident 19750324006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750324006209A), Mar 24, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N9AZ), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd on narrow dirt rd with soft shoulder

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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