# Accident 19860806037799A: Piper PA28235, Shelby, IN, August 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1986, 17:40 local time
- Place: Shelby, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1899° N, 87.3402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1899&lon=-87.3402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4383X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4383X-1989-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 15 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806037799A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. SUSPECT VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL IN IFR CONDITIONS AND OVERSTRESSED THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 CHI86FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA200), Aug 6, 1986: Piper PA-28-235 (N4383X), Shelby, IN, destroyed, 4 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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