# Accident 19860120001692A: Piper PA28R201, 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: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- 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: N3745Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3745Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 200 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/19860120001692A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SITTING IN THE RUN UP AREA, WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER TAXIING AIRCRAFT N2361D.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2361D, Piper PA38112: [Accident 19860120001691A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860120001691A)

## 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-28R-201 (N3745Q), Vero Beach, FL, minor damage

## Other reports on N3745Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19990212019259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990212019259I), Feb 12, 1999: Piper PA28R201 (N3745Q), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear, landed gear up. Pilot stated that he lost all electrical power while flying in designated flight practice area 6 miles west of bct.

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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