# Accident 19851004077669A: Piper PA32RT300T, Gaithersburg, MD, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 19:08 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1699° N, 77.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1699&lon=-77.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2106X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2106X-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004077669A

## Narrative

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

BROKE OUT VOR APPROACH OVER AIRPORT UNDER LOW CEILING. STRUCK TREES CIRCLING TO LAND. FLEW SLOPPY VOR APPROACH.

## 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 BFO86FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA002), Oct 4, 1985: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N2106X), Gaithersburg, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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