# Accident 19851205077449A: Piper PA28140, Selinsgrove, PA, December 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1985, 15:14 local time
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8004° N, 76.8597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8004&lon=-76.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652FL-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 21 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205077449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES. PILOT WAS FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE NEAR HIS HOUSE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 NYC86FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA048), Dec 5, 1985: Piper PA-28 (N652FL), Selinsgrove, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N652FL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810308019969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308019969I), Mar 8, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N652FL), Hershey, PA. Lost power and backfire occurred due to lead fouled plugs.
- [Accident 19780821028089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821028089A), Aug 21, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N652FL), Thomasville, PA, Substantial damage. Simulated forced landing.

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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