# Accident 19851023077579A: Piper PA23250, Landisburg, PA, October 23, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1985, 12:39 local time
- Place: Landisburg, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3391° N, 77.3004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3391&lon=-77.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54264, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54264-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 166 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023077579A

## Narrative

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

THE VFR PILOT CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ON A MOUNTAIN SIDE.

## 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 NYC86FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA027), Oct 23, 1985: Piper PA-23-250 (N54264), Landisburg, PA, 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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