# Accident 19851020052659A: Piper PA22, Ely, NV, October 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4204° N, 114.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4204&lon=-114.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1403C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020052659A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OVER RISING TERRAIN.  ATTEMPTED TO TURN AWAY AND STRUCK TREES.  PILOT HAD CONSUMED ALCOHOL.

## 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 SEA86LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA016), Oct 20, 1985: Piper PA-20 (N1403C), Ely, NV, 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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