19851110076279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · West Chester, PA · November 10, 1985

Date
November 10, 1985 · 21:49 local
Place
West Chester, PA
Airport
Brandywine
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4313T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA031
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,802 total559 in this make and model184 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck powerlines on short final, then impacted the ground and slid to a stop to the left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES ON SHORT FINAL, THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID TO A STOP TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.