# Accident 19851023052959A: Piper PA34220T, Hamilton, AL, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 16:15 local time
- Place: Hamilton, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1393° N, 87.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1393&lon=-87.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8132L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023052959A

## Narrative

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

JUDGEMENT IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL. FLEW INTO AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE AND THUNDERSTORMS.  INFLIGHT AIRFRAME FAILURE.

## 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 ATL86FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA010), Oct 23, 1985: Piper PA-34-220T (N8132L), Hamilton, AL, 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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