# Accident 19860826043069A: Piper PA32260, Stoney River, AK, August 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1986, 10:30 local time
- Place: Stoney River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7923° N, 156.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stony River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7923&lon=-156.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400TH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400TH-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,983 total, 25 in this make and model, 233 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860826043069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER LIFTOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR WITH TREES AHEAD. CRASHED IN THE RIVER.

## 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 ANC86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA141), Aug 26, 1986: Piper PA-32-260 (N400TH), Stoney River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N400TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740617024149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617024149A), Jun 17, 1974: Piper PA32RT300 (N400TH), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Taxied into truck stopped on ramp.

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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