# Accident 19860117039239A: Piper PA28161, West Dover, VT, January 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1986, 18:30 local time
- Place: West Dover, VT
- Airport: Mount Snow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8360W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,563 total, 300 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860117039239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY. SLID OFF DEPARTURE END INTO A SNOWBANK.FSS DID NOT INFORM OF ICE ON WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 NYC86LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA073), Jan 17, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N8360W), West Dover, VT, 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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