# Accident 19860221037139A: Piper PA44180, Panama City, FL, February 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1986, 07:59 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Panama City Bay County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 30.2005° N, 85.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2005&lon=-85.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2217F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 60 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860221037139A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER WENT BELOW MINIMUMS DURING ILS APPROACH. TRIED MISSED APPROACH BUT TOUCHED DOWN, HIT GLIDE SLOPE BUILDING.

## 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 MIA86FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86FA082), Feb 21, 1986: Piper PA-44 (N2217F), Panama City, 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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