# Accident 19851201058549A: Piper PA34200T, Hazleton, PA, December 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1985, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9490° N, 75.9709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9490&lon=-75.9709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4324D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4324D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201058549A

## Narrative

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

MISSED FIRST APPROACH. WENT AROUND SECOND TRY HYDROPLANED. TRIED GO AGAIN RIGHT ENGINE NOT RESPOND. GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA045), Dec 1, 1985: Piper PA-34 (N4324D), Hazleton, PA, 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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