# Accident 19860106000239A: Piper PA30, Charlotte, NC, January 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1986, 23:17 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FMDA
- Location: 35.2292° N, 80.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2292&lon=-80.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47KB-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,261 total, 60 in this make and model, 309 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860106000239A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF, STRUCK A DIRT PILE. FOUND A BIND IN THROTTLE CABLE.

## 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 ATL86LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA050), Jan 7, 1986: Piper PA-30 (N47KB), Charlotte, NC, 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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