# Accident 19860112000539A: Piper PA24260, Big Spring, TX, January 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Mcmahon Wrinkle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2400° N, 101.4691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2400&lon=-101.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9183P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,410 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860112000539A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW86FQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FQG05), Jan 12, 1986: Piper PA-24-260 (N9183P), Big Spring, TX, 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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