# Accident 19860530020209A: Piper PA34200T, Long Beach, CA, May 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1986, 16:26 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DNJA
- Location: 33.8103° N, 118.1809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8103&lon=-118.1809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8306Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8306Z-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 4,300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860530020209A

## Narrative

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

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED SHORT. COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. OUT OF FUEL

## 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 LAX86LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA236), May 30, 1986: Piper PA-34-200T (N8306Z), Long Beach, CA, 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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