# Accident 19860722035579A: Piper PA28160, Dozier, AL, July 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1986, 21:45 local time
- Place: Dozier, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4996° N, 86.3701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4996&lon=-86.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5041W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5041W-2012-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722035579A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON LANDING. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION DUE TO UNDETERMINED CAUSES.

## 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 ATL86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA205), Jul 23, 1986: Piper PA-28-160 (N5041W), Dozier, AL, destroyed

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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