# Incident 19860423041489I: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, April 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1986, 10:01 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N286FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N286FT-2001-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423041489I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMB. LANDED IN A FIELD. SUSPECT EXHAUST VALVE STICKING.

## Other reports on N286FT (1)

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

- [Accident 20010420016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010420016749A), Apr 20, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N286FT), Winchester, VA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated (verified with Robinson aviation (hvn)) tanks were "topped off" at time of take off. Take off was 23:55Z. At 0309Z pilot diverted to mrb due…

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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