# Accident 19860703082489A: Piper PA32300, West Alton, MO, July 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: West Alton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8629° N, 90.2041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Alton, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8629&lon=-90.2041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56685 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,125 total, 32 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860703082489A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL CONTAMINATION.THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN WASHED. WATER AND SOAP FOUND IN FUEL SAMPLE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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