# Accident 19851106057039A: Piper PA32R301, San Diego, CA, November 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1985, 18:02 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindbergh International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7107° N, 117.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7107&lon=-117.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2512Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2512Y-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 141 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851106057039A

## Narrative

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

AFTER MISSED APPROACH, REQUESTED RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT.  ATC ISSUED A TURN AND CLIMB.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED OCEAN.

## 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 LAX86LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA033), Nov 7, 1985: Piper PA-32R-301T (N2512Y), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 3 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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