# Accident 19860417014849A: Piper PA28140, Westville, IN, April 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1986, 18:26 local time
- Place: Westville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5302° N, 86.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5302&lon=-86.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4491J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417014849A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS DURING SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## 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 CHI86FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA122), Apr 18, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N4491J), Westville, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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