# Accident 19851025054489A: Piper PA28161, Weeping Water, NE, October 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Airport: Browns
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8603° N, 96.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8603&lon=-96.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47734, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47734-2011-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 173 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851025054489A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND DOWN 70 FOOT EMBANKMENT ONTO ROCKS. IMPROPER SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE.

## 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 MKC86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA019), Oct 25, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N47734), Weeping Water, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47734 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870410021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410021519I), Apr 10, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N47734), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. The aircraft struck two vehicles while taxiing after landing.

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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