# Accident 19860706032659A: Piper PA28235, Royal City, WA, July 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Airport: Pleasant Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9018° N, 119.6209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Royal City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9018&lon=-119.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15270, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15270) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total, 571 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860706032659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CALF ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED HER VISION OBSCURED ON LANDING BY THE SUN.

## 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 SEA86LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA170), Jul 7, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15270), Royal City, WA, 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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