# Incident 19860112025149I: Piper PA24260, Yuma, AZ, January 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1986, 07:46 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Mcas International
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9485P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9485P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860112025149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH AIRPORT. TAXIED ON OVERRUN OF ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9485P (3)

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

- [Accident 20260826013399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826013399A), Aug 26, 2026: Piper PA-24-260 (N9485P), Seldovia, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Video and witness statements describe the aircraft appeared to approach runway 16 fast, bounced two or more times and then attempted go around. During go…
- [Incident 19910415016139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415016139I), Apr 15, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N9485P), Chico, CA, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power. Landed without radio communication. Gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Accident 19840901045709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045709A), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9485P), Montauk, NY, Substantial damage. Low and slow approach resulted in bounced landing. Lost directional control drifted off side of runway, hit tree.

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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