# Accident 19860225003659A: Piper PA34200T, Antelope, OR, February 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1986, 18:55 local time
- Place: Antelope, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9505° N, 120.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9505&lon=-120.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,743 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860225003659A

## Narrative

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

STURCK MOUNTAIN SIDE ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. HAD CANCELLED FLIGHT PLAN BUT DRIZZLE AND DOWNDRAFTS PRESENT.

## 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 SEA86FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA066), Feb 26, 1986: Piper PA34-200T (N8305C), Antelope, OR, destroyed, 2 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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