# Accident 19860302006849A: Piper PA28181, Newport Beach, CA, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 23:12 local time
- Place: Newport Beach, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6000° N, 117.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6000&lon=-117.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81918, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81918-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302006849A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND WING STRUCK WATER BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE MADE AFTER A LOW PASS AND PULLUP AT NIGHT. ALCOHOL A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX86FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA131), Mar 3, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N81918), Newport Beach, CA, destroyed, 3 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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