# Accident 19860104000099A: Piper PA31P350, Norcorleans, LA, January 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1986, 18:14 local time
- Place: Norcorleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans International-Moisant Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0010° N, 90.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0010&lon=-90.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9253Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9253Y-1988-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 31P 350 (registry code 7103111, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540V2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 140 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860104000099A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING AN ILS APPROACH. SUSPECT AUTOPILOT PROBLEMS AFFECTED PILOT INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES.

## 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 FTW86FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA031), Jan 5, 1986: Piper PA-31P-350 (N9253Y), Norco, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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