# Accident 19860510016669A: Piper PA28180, Bradford, PA, May 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1986, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Airport: Bradford Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7300° N, 78.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7300&lon=-78.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999HT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016669A

## Narrative

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

FLYING LOW OVER LAKE. PULLED UP TO MISS POWERLINE. STRUCK SAME AND FELL INTO LAKE. AIRCRAFT SANK.

## 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 ATL86FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA126), May 10, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N999HT), Ludlow, PA, destroyed, 1 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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