# Accident 19860506018759A: Piper PA28181, Madison, CT, May 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Madison, CT
- Airport: Griswold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2712° N, 72.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Griswold Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2712&lon=-72.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2841M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2841M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 88 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860506018759A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN A RIVER. NO CAUSE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED.

## 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 NYC86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA119), May 6, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N2841M), Madison, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2841M (1)

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

- [Incident 19830715042509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715042509I), Jul 15, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N2841M), Montauk, NY. Takeoff made with fuel selector on tank low on fuel. Fuel unported on climbing turnout. Force landed on a beach.

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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