# Accident 19860517017819A: Piper PA34200, Angola, IN, May 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1986, 22:58 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri State Steuben Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6391° N, 85.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6391&lon=-85.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44603 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,352 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HOUSE ON A NIGHT APPROACH FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. PILOT HAD REPORTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI86FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA141), May 18, 1986: Piper PA-34-200 (N44603), Angola, IN, 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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