# Accident 19860116002449A: Piper PA28161, Leesburg, VA, January 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1986, 15:15 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4325V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4325V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860116002449A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED UNEVEN BRAKING CAUSED SWERVE OFF RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND TO AVOID DITCH. MADE IT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 BFO86LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86LA013), Jan 16, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N4325V), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4325V (1)

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

- [Accident 19890813028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028899A), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N4325V), Leesburg, VA, Substantial damage. Failed to update weather check. Got cornered into area low clouds. Low on fuel. Elected land on road. Wing hit pole

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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