# Accident 19860831043399A: Piper PA22150, Dennis Port, MA, August 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dennis Port, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6681° N, 70.1370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dennis Port, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6681&lon=-70.1370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3841P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,299 total, 1,635 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860831043399A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE BANNER TOW PLANE DITCHED. PILOT REPORTED HITTING SOMETHING. SELECTED NEARLY EMPTY TANK.

## 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 NYC86LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA225), Aug 31, 1986: Piper PA-22-150 (N3841P), Dennis Port, MA, substantial damage

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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