# Accident 19860206002279A: Piper PA28181, Ft Bragg, CA, February 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1986, 22:03 local time
- Place: Ft Bragg, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4909° N, 123.7392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4909&lon=-123.7392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8338N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338N-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 265 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860206002279A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM UNLIT RUNWAY. NO GROUND LIGHTS. PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING.

## 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 LAX86FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA107), Feb 7, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N8338N), Fort Bragg, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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