# Accident 19860422013389A: Piper PA28140, Spring Valley, NY, April 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1986, 19:10 local time
- Place: Spring Valley, NY
- Airport: Ramapo Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1191° N, 74.0507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1191&lon=-74.0507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44331, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44331-2012-11-09) (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 O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 153 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422013389A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES WHILE ON FINAL AT NIGHT. PILOT WAS NOT CURRENT TO CARRY PASSENGERS AND HAD BEEN DRINKING.

## 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 NYC86FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA111), Apr 23, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N44331), Spring Valley, NY, 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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