# Accident 19860321008599A: Piper STCPA14, Memphis, TN, March 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1986, 06:30 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0303° N, 90.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0303&lon=-90.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4276H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4276H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320C1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 520 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLT05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321008599A

## Narrative

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

PULLED PROPELLER THROUGH TO LOOSEN STARTER, ENGINE STARTED. HIT A COMPRESSOR. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS ON LEFT MAG.

## 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 ATL86FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLT05), Mar 21, 1986: Piper PA-14 (N4276H), Memphis, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4276H (1)

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

- [Accident 20210922016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210922016319A), Sep 22, 2021: Piper PA-14 (N4276H), Sutton, AK, Substantial damage. Following a thorough preflight, at approximately 7:26 p.m., flight crewmember 1 assumed the left seat. Flight crewmember 2 assumed the right seat. Engine…

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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