# Accident 19860726034951A: Piper PA46310P, Boulder, CO, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 07:40 local time
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Formation Flying
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0203° N, 105.2495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0203&lon=-105.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4346L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4346L-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 83 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726034951A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N5113S DURING A FORMATION FLIGHT. THE RUDDER WAS TORN OFF THIS PLANE AND IT IMPACTED THE GROUND

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5113S, Cessna TR182: [Accident 19860726034952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726034952A)

## 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 DEN86FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA208), Jul 26, 1986: Piper PA-46-310P (N4346L), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4346L (1)

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

- [Incident 19840917053389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917053389I), Sep 17, 1984: Piper PA46310P (N4346L), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Retracted flaps on rollout. Nose gear collapsed. Gear lever unlocked due to tubing too close, moved both levers.

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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