# Accident 19860726087229A: Piper PA32260, Yosemite Nation, CA, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 17:45 local time
- Place: Yosemite Nation, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXJA
- Location: 37.6308° N, 119.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6308&lon=-119.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3643W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3643W-1991-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726087229A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING EN ROUTE CLIMB.PASSENGER SAW RED LIGHT ON PANEL.SUSPECT STALL LIGHT.DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX86FA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA303), Jul 27, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N3643W), Yosemite Nation, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N3643W (1)

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

- [Accident 19851008053809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851008053809A), Oct 8, 1985: Piper PA32260 (N3643W), Paradise, CA, Substantial damage. Touched down tail first became airborne and landed without further incident. Did not correct for drift on final.

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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