# Accident 19860803082739A: Piper PA60601P, Lancaster, PA, August 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1986, 15:50 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1298° N, 76.3106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1298&lon=-76.3106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531Q-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,250 total, 170 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803082739A

## Narrative

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

THE COPILOT PANICKED, STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. PILOT FAILED TO REVIEW PROCEDURES WITH COPILOT.

## 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 NYC86LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA193), Aug 3, 1986: Piper PA-60-601P (N9531Q), Lancaster, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9531Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19831029056069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831029056069A), Oct 29, 1983: Piper PA60601P (N9531Q), Norfolk, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed aircraft would not climb after liftoff. Takeoff was aborted and landing gear collapsed stopping.

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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