# Accident 19851113056829A: Piper PA28161, Wellsville, NY, November 13, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1985, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Airport: Wellsville Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1201° N, 77.9404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1201&lon=-77.9404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1400H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,122 total, 125 in this make and model, 254 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851113056829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES 1/4 MILE FROM APPROACH END OF RUNWAY WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY FOG DURING A LOCALIZER APPROACH.

## 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 NYC86FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA034), Nov 13, 1985: Piper PA-28-161 (N1400H), Wellsville, NY, 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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