# Accident 19860623026409A: Piper PA28180, Syracuse, IN, June 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1986, 08:36 local time
- Place: Syracuse, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4199° N, 85.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4199&lon=-85.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8226W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8226W-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 397 total, 397 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FET02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860623026409A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW FLIGHT AND PULLUP, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND IT CRASHED INTO A LAKE.

## 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 CHI86FET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FET02), Jun 23, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N8226W), Syracuse, IN, destroyed, 1 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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