# Accident 19851207061129A: Piper PA28181, Clover, SC, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 10:12 local time
- Place: Clover, SC
- Airport: Gastonia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1092° N, 81.2198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1092&lon=-81.2198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5388F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207061129A

## Narrative

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

POP WAS HEARD AS ENGINE LOST POWER.  STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF A FIELD.  CRANKSHAFT GEAR DOWEL PIN WAS BROKEN.

## 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 ATL86FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA037), Dec 7, 1985: Piper PA-28-181 (N5388F), Clover, SC, 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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