# Accident 19860313006439A: Piper PA23, Swanton, OH, March 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1986, 05:00 local time
- Place: Swanton, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5808° N, 83.8890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5808&lon=-83.8890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3124P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3124P-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,973 total, 400 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860313006439A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON FINAL WHILE EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH IN LOW IFR WEATHER. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 ATL86FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA092), Mar 13, 1986: Piper PA-23 (N3124P), Toledo, OH, no 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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