# Accident 19860330008489A: Piper PA28RT201T, Fort Rucker, AL, March 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1986, 20:27 local time
- Place: Fort Rucker, AL
- Airport: Cairns Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3393° N, 85.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3393&lon=-85.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8140Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8140Y-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,883 total, 133 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860330008489A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. GEAR EXTENDED AUTOMATICALLY DURING TURN AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL TREES. FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL86LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA103), Mar 31, 1986: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8140Y), Fort Rucker, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8140Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19840708041029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840708041029I), Jul 8, 1984: Piper PA28RT201T (N8140Y), Monte Vista, CO, Minor damage. Cabin door opened on takeoff. Blocked by traffic on the precautionary landing. Made a go around and landed gear up.

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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