# Accident 19860816040369A: Piper PA28161, Stanley, VA, August 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: Stanley, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6594° N, 78.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6594&lon=-78.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36489-1989-07-19) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FIA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860816040369A

## Narrative

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

FLYING TOO LOW OVER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. DOWNDRAFT. TRIED TO CLIMB TO MISS RISING TERRAIN. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO86FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FIA02), Aug 16, 1986: Piper PA 28-161 (N36489), Stanley, VA, 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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