# Accident 19860521021119A: Piper PA34200T, Valdosta, GA, May 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1986, 05:15 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8399° N, 83.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8399&lon=-83.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2850S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2850S-1988-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,300 total, 27 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860521021119A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. PROPELLER NOT FEATHERED. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL. MISMANAGED THE FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ATL86FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA137), May 21, 1986: Piper PA-34-200T (N2850S), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

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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