# Accident 19851031055539A: Piper PA28235, Yantis, TX, October 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Yantis, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9310° N, 95.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9310&lon=-95.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9348W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9348W-2011-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 560 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851031055539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE AND HAY BALE DURING FORCED LANDING. FOUND BALL CHECK VALVE WOULD NOT SEAT ON RIGHT TIP TANK.

## 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 FTW86FPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FPA03), Oct 31, 1985: Piper PA-28-235 (N9348W), Yantis, TX, 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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