# Accident 19860311008509A: Piper PA28R200, Hanceville, AL, March 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1986, 17:16 local time
- Place: Hanceville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.0640° N, 86.7644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanceville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0640&lon=-86.7644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74HB-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,044 total, 46 in this make and model, 330 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860311008509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY. MECHANIC DID NOT CHECK ENGINE ASSEMBLY AFTER SEVERE VIBRATION.

## 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 ATL86LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA089), Mar 11, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N74HB), Hanceville, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74HB (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810527028579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527028579A), May 27, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Pleasant Valley, NY, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final in gusty wind. Hit runway on left main landing gear. Airplane slid off edge of runway.
- [Accident 19800811036599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800811036599A), Aug 11, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N74HB), Edgartown, MA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Started late go around, ran off end runway. Hit embankment. Advised of proper runway.

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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