# Accident 19851008053809A: Piper PA32260, Paradise, CA, October 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1985, 10:27 local time
- Place: Paradise, CA
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7403° N, 121.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7403&lon=-121.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643W-1991-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 16 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008053809A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN TAIL FIRST BECAME AIRBORNE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DID NOT CORRECT FOR DRIFT ON FINAL.

## 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 LAX86LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA010), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N3643W), Paradise, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3643W (1)

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

- [Accident 19860726087229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726087229A), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA32260 (N3643W), Yosemite Nation, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Collided with terrain during en route climb. Passenger saw red light on panel. Suspect stall light. Density altitude.

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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