# Accident 19851221063299A: Piper PA28R201, Bristol, CT, December 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bristol, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6816° N, 72.9407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6816&lon=-72.9407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61260, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221063299A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT,THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## 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 NYC86LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA051), Dec 21, 1985: Piper PA-28R-201 (N61260), Bristol, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N61260 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930925048989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930925048989I), Sep 25, 1993: Piper PA28R201 (N61260), Teterboro, NJ. Pilot crossed active runway after being cleared to runway. Pilot read clearance back correctly.

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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