# Accident 19851019052859A: Piper PA28236, Tobyhanna, PA, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 19:47 local time
- Place: Tobyhanna, PA
- Airport: Pocono Mountain Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1803° N, 75.4304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1803&lon=-75.4304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4298K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4298K-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 6 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851019052859A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WOODED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR A SWAMP IN SPARSELY POPULATED AREA AFTER A DARK NIGHT TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC86FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA015), Oct 19, 1985: Piper PA-28-236 (N4298K), Tobyhanna, PA, destroyed, 2 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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