# Incident 19860720057029I: Piper PA24250, Detroit, MI, July 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1986, 16:13 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Co
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2138° N, 83.3538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2138&lon=-83.3538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8154P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8154P-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,640 total, 150 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720057029I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF TCA. IDENTIFIED 2 MILES FROM AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N8154P (2)

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

- [Accident 20160326002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002629A), Mar 26, 2016: Piper PA-24-250 (N8154P), Kentland, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft lost engine power on final approach. Investigation found that the pilot had used the right auxiliary fuel tank and depleted the tank of fuel,…
- [Accident 19770626019889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626019889A), Jun 26, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N8154P), Elmira, NY, 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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