# Accident 19860714037159A: Piper PA28R200, Marathon, FL, July 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1986, 08:21 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.7097° N, 81.0804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7097&lon=-81.0804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9306N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9306N-2013-05-22) (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 PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 450 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860714037159A

## Narrative

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

OIL SPRAY VISIBLE ON WINDSHIELD BEFORE ENGINE SEIZED AND AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN GULF. IMPROPER OIL LINE INSTALLATION.

## 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 MIA86LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA209), Jul 14, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9306N), Marathon, FL, 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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