19860112000539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA24260 · Big Spring, TX · January 12, 1986

Date
January 12, 1986 · 17:00 local
Place
Big Spring, TX
Airport
Mcmahon Wrinkle
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9183P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86FQG05
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,410 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine failed en route. Aircraft struck closed runway barrier during landing. No cause for engine failure was found.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED EN ROUTE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK CLOSED RUNWAY BARRIER DURING LANDING.NO CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE WAS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.