# Accident 19860124002559A: Piper PA28140, Atlanta, GA, January 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8760° N, 84.3020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEKALB-PEACHTREE (PDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8760&lon=-84.3020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8292N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8292N-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 24 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860124002559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED AS PILOT PULLED PROP THROUGH BY HAND. AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO A PARKED AIRPLANE. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ATL86LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA065), Jan 24, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N8292N), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8292N (1)

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

- [Incident 19920229007309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920229007309I), Feb 29, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N8292N), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a touch and go. Stopped on side of runway. Nose gear broke. Oil strut low on fluid.

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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