# Accident 19860529019829A: Piper PA60600, Dickson, TN, May 29, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1986, 03:50 local time
- Place: Dickson, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0703° N, 87.3705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0703&lon=-87.3705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N260A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260A-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,022 total, 6 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529019829A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF. PITCH TRIM FOUND FULL NOSE DOWN. PILOT FAILED TO OVERRIDE CONTROLS.

## 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 ATL86FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA147), May 29, 1986: Smith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 (N260A), Dickson, TN, destroyed, 2 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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