# Accident 19860817040229A: Piper PA30, Baltimore, MD, August 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1986, 18:52 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Martin State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3304° N, 76.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3304&lon=-76.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AB-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860817040229A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH ADVISED OF THUNDERSTORMS. OFF COURSE. ATC TRIED GIVE GO AROUND BUT PILOT HAD LOST CONTROL. CRASHED.

## 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 BFO86FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA042), Aug 17, 1986: Piper PA-30 (N31AB), Bowleys Qrtrs, MD, destroyed, 3 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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