# Accident 19860416021149A: Piper PA25235, Ocala, FL, April 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1986, 06:00 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.6309° N, 83.1207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6309&lon=-83.1207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9592P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9592P-2009-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,359 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416021149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. HIT TREES ON LANDING. BOTH MAG WIRES HAD BURNED INSULATION AND SHORTED.

## 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 MIA86LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA123), Apr 16, 1986: Piper PA-25-235 (N9592P), Ocala, FL, 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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