# Accident 19860611023769A: Piper PA24400, St Augustine, FL, June 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Airport: St Augustine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8902° N, 81.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8902&lon=-81.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8495P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8495P-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 847 total, 660 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611023769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE THREW A ROD ON LIFTOFF. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREES AND BRUSH, LANDING ON RUNWAY END.

## 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 MIA86LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA179), Jun 11, 1986: Piper PA-24-400 (N8495P), St.Augustine, FL, 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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