# Accident 19860326010989A: Piper PA34200T, Salem, AR, March 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Salem, AR
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3697° N, 91.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3697&lon=-91.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2889M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,689 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860326010989A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER A HARD LANDING. PILOTS MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED. NOT QUALIFIED FOR AIR TAXI.

## 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 MKC86LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA075), Mar 26, 1986: Piper PA-34-200T (N2889M), Salem, AR, substantial damage

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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