# Accident 19860120001691A: Piper PA38112, Vero Beach, FL, January 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1986, 07:35 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6393° N, 80.3901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6393&lon=-80.3901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2361D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2361D-2006-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120001691A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED INTO N3745Q, WHICH WAS STATIONARY IN THE RUN UP AREA. PILOT SAID THE SUN OBSCURED HIS VISION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3745Q, Piper PA28R201: [Accident 19860120001692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120001692A)

## 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 MIA86LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA061), Jan 20, 1986: Piper PA-38-112 (N2361D), Vero Beach, FL, 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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