# Accident 19860331024719A: Piper PA24250, Fallon, NV, March 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1986, 13:10 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4993° N, 118.2890° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4993&lon=-118.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6282P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6282P-1992-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860331024719A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD AFTER FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED ON A SHORT CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. VERY HARD FLAT LANDING.

## 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 SEA86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA090), Mar 31, 1986: Piper PA-24-250 (N6282P), Fallon, NV, destroyed

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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