# Accident 19860810038669A: Piper PA28161, Douglasville, GA, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 14:45 local time
- Place: Douglasville, GA
- Airport: Pine Woods
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7391° N, 84.7396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7391&lon=-84.7396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8340F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340F-1995-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. INEXPERIENCED PILOT ATTEMPTED OPERATIONS AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 ATL86FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA217), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N8340F), Douglasville, GA, destroyed

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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