# Accident 19851221063509A: Piper PA28140, Rochester, NY, December 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1985, 14:50 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1500° N, 77.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1500&lon=-77.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98240, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98240) (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 O320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221063509A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING THE GO AROUND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. PILOT DID NOT FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT.

## 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 NYC86LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA052), Dec 21, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N98240), Rochester, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N98240 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800725062619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725062619I), Jul 25, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N98240), Watertown, NY, Minor damage. Overran end of runway after making emergency landing. Found broken exhaust valve.

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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