# Accident 19860527019349A: Piper PA28236, Chino, CA, May 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1986, 02:36 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0006° N, 117.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0006&lon=-117.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43504, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43504-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 14 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860527019349A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HILL DURING A NIGHT APPROACH. THE VFR PILOT APPARENTLY LOST GROUND REFERENCES DUE TO HAZE.

## 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 LAX86FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA233), May 27, 1986: Piper PA 28-236 (N43504), Chino, CA, substantial damage, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N43504 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850331010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010179A), Mar 31, 1985: Piper PA28236 (N43504), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Attempted go around with full flaps after nose high hard touchdown. Stalled into ground beside runway.

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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