# Accident 19860414011699A: Piper STCPA31, Norfolk, NE, April 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1986, 10:13 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0301° N, 97.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0301&lon=-97.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700L-1988-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 5,980 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414011699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF INTO LOW IFR CONDITIONS. IMPACTED GROUND AND BURNED. SUSPECT GYRO NOT SPOOLED UP.

## 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 MKC86FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA088), Apr 14, 1986: Piper PA-31 (N6700L), Norfolk, NE, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other reports on N6700L (2)

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

- [Incident 19790819032269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032269I), Aug 19, 1979: Piper PA31 (N6700L), Kingfisher, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck high tension lines while landing on Private strip.
- [Incident 19781116026669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781116026669I), Nov 16, 1978: Piper PA31 (N6700L), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to engine fire. Cylinder flange broke loose from 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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