# Accident 19860713032459A: Piper PA30, Arkansas City, KS, July 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: Arkansas City, KS
- Airport: Strother
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0606° N, 97.0392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0606&lon=-97.0392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7259Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7259Y-1989-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,882 total, 1,119 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860713032459A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED AN ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT WAS SLOW TO ABORT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC86LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA149), Jul 13, 1986: Piper PA-30 (N7259Y), Arkansas City, KS, 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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