# Accident 19860208002359A: Piper PA28235, Mcgrath, AK, February 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1986, 21:23 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Mcgrath
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6110° N, 154.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6110&lon=-154.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7071C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,011 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208002359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOW COVERED GRAVEL PILE NEAR RUNWAY AFTER ERRATIC OPERATIONS IN AREA.SUSPENDED LICENSE DUE TO ALCOHOLISM.

## 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 ANC86LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA026), Feb 9, 1986: Piper PA-28-235 (N7071C), Mcgrath, AK, substantial damage, 1 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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