# Accident 19860429015149A: Piper PA28160, Winton, NC, April 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1986, 03:47 local time
- Place: Winton, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4992° N, 76.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4992&lon=-76.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5258W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5258W-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 70 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860429015149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE AND IMPACTED GROUND AT NIGHT. NO ARTIFICIAL HORIZON IN AIRCRAFT. STUDENT PILOT INTOXICATED.

## 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 ATL86FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA120), Apr 29, 1986: Piper PA-28-160 (N5258W), Winton, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N5258W (1)

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

- [Incident 19810222024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810222024079I), Feb 22, 1981: Piper PA28160 (N5258W), Apex, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft got to low on approach and struck a tree. Landed ok.

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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