# Accident 19860730036639A: Piper PA28181, Monument Valley, UT, July 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1986, 11:00 local time
- Place: Monument Valley, UT
- Airport: Monument Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0796° N, 110.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0796&lon=-110.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8272Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272Y-1991-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,687 total, 157 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860730036639A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDIND DUE TO SICK PASSENGER. PILOT REPORTED A DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL.

## 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 DEN86LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA217), Jul 30, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N8272Y), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8272Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19910920042219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910920042219A), Sep 20, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N8272Y), Cupertino, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into mountain upslope at night trying to fly to base airport under a low ceiling. Prior ILS made to san jose.

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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