31.4621° N, 83.5205° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Tifton, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 5, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Tifton, GA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2253Q
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,375 total15 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
After takeoff, throttle could not be retarded. Engine knocking and finally quit. Landed in peanut field.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF, THROTTLE COULD NOT BE RETARDED. ENGINE KNOCKING AND FINALLY QUIT. LANDED IN PEANUT FIELD.