# Accident 19851004049169A: Piper PA32300, Perry, GA, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Perry Ft Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4603° N, 83.7300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4603&lon=-83.7300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8831F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8831F-2013-10-24) (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: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004049169A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND GROUND AFTER ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. SOURCE OF FUEL LEAK UNKNOWN.

## 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 ATL86FKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FKG01), Oct 5, 1985: Piper PA-32-300 (N8831F), Perry, GA, 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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