# Accident 19860830042379A: Piper PA17, Wilton, ME, August 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wilton, ME
- Airport: Mersive
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6020° N, 70.2449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilton, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6020&lon=-70.2449&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4641H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4641H-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-17 (registry code 7101702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA17
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860830042379A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED A WOODED AREA. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING CAUSED POWER LOSS. PILOT CONSUMED ALCOHOL

## 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 ATL86FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA235), Aug 30, 1986: Piper PA-18 (N4641H), Wilton, ME, destroyed, 2 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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