# Accident 19851106056119A: Piper PA60601P, Sylacauga, AL, November 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sylacauga, AL
- Airport: Lee Merkle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1702° N, 86.2605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1702&lon=-86.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N601PC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,139 total, 518 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106056119A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL ABORTED TAKEOFF RUNS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND

## 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 ATL86LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA019), Nov 6, 1985: Piper Aerostar 601P (N601PC), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage

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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