# Accident 19860414012019A: Piper PA28140, Bangor, ME, April 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1986, 23:00 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bangor International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7649° N, 68.9106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7649&lon=-68.9106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6264W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6264W-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,248 total, 163 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414012019A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LEVEL OFF, THE ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC86LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA103), Apr 15, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N6264W), Hampden, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6264W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780903017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903017289I), Sep 3, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N6264W), Laconia, NH, Minor damage. Aircraft landed off runway, damaged gear and wing tip.

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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