# Accident 19851204060889A: Piper PA22, Deer Valley, AZ, December 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1985, 17:05 local time
- Place: Deer Valley, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6797° N, 112.0897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6797&lon=-112.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3334A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3334A-2012-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851204060889A

## Narrative

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

DURING EN ROUTE DESCENT, ENGINE QUIT. HIT CACTUS PLANT ON APPROACH TO A ROAD. WATER FOUND IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 LAX86LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA054), Dec 5, 1985: Piper PA-22 (N3334A), Deer Valley, AZ, 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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