# Accident 19851218062969A: Piper PA32260, Lake City, FL, December 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1902° N, 82.6395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1902&lon=-82.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5547J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5547J-1988-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851218062969A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A FENCE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD.  ENGINE SPUTTERED AND PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 MIA86LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA045), Dec 18, 1985: Piper PA-32-260 (N5547J), Lake City, FL, 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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