# Accident 19860724035639A: Piper PA60600, Raleigh-Durham, NC, July 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1986, 08:45 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8292° N, 78.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8292&lon=-78.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643Q-1988-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1J5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,518 total, 1,954 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724035639A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AFTER LIFTOFF FROM EXCESSIVE TAKEOFF RUN. WINGS WOBBLED AND AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA208), Jul 24, 1986: Piper PA-60-600 (N3643Q), Raleigh, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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