# Incident 19860806055349I: Piper PA32260, Roanoke, VA, August 6, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8888H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860806055349I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HAIL WHILE DEVIATING AROUND THUNDERSTORM IN VFR CONDITIONS. DAMAGE TO WINDOWS AND AIRFRAME.

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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