# Accident 19851229064009A: Piper PA28140, Frankfort, NY, December 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, NY
- Airport: Frankfort Highland Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0378° N, 75.0716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankfort, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0378&lon=-75.0716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9949W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9949W-2013-05-31) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 36 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851229064009A

## Narrative

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

VECTORED TO AIRPORT DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER. LANDED ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 NYC86LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA056), Dec 29, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N9949W), Frankfort, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9949W (1)

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

- [Incident 19800615052859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615052859I), Jun 15, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N9949W), Hilton, NY, Minor damage. Takeoff was aborted due to slow acceleration on wet sod. Ran off end of runway, struck dirt mound.

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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