# Accident 19860703030789A: Piper PA32260, Block Island, RI, July 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1986, 08:15 local time
- Place: Block Island, RI
- Airport: Block Island State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NWEA
- Location: 41.1644° N, 71.5964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1644&lon=-71.5964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5533J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533J-1995-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703030789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. TRIED TO RETURN BUT LOST ALL POWER. FORCED DOWN IN TREES. NO MECHANICAL REPORTED.

## 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 NYC86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA172), Jul 3, 1986: Piper PA-32 (N5533J), Block Island, RI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5533J (1)

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

- [Accident 19830807041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830807041419A), Aug 7, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N5533J), Westerly, RI, Substantial damage. Taxied into unmarked construction area. Right wheel dropped into a hole and damaged right wing.

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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