# Accident 19860524019629A: Piper PA28161, Statesville, NC, May 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7794° N, 80.8795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7794&lon=-80.8795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9778C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778C-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 150 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860524019629A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN SHORT DURING SPOT LANDING CONTEST. DID NOT ADD POWER TO KEEP IN CONTEST. STALLED. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ATL86LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA142), May 24, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N9778C), Statesville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9778C (2)

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

- [Accident 19931023044779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931023044779A), Oct 23, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Lexington, NC, Substantial damage. Wind calm on approach. Gust raised wing on landing roll. Veered off runway bounced on a rise. Lost control.
- [Incident 19831102070149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831102070149I), Nov 2, 1983: Piper PA28161 (N9778C), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Tower advised student to taxi straight ahead. Was unfamiliar with construction and went off taxi way into a ditch.

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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