# Accident 19860808038389A: Piper PA24260, Monument Valley, UT, August 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1986, 15:15 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: 37.0809° N, 110.2491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0809&lon=-110.2491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8544P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8544P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 131 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860808038389A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFT. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH.

## 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 DEN86LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA224), Aug 8, 1986: Piper PA-24-260 (N8544P), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage

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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