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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA28161 · Hampton, NH · September 1, 1986

Date
September 1, 1986 · 11:12 local
Place
Hampton, NH
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8285C
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA240
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
330 total70 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft ht powerlines while flying at a low level. The pilot was intoxicated. Evidence non use of seatbelts.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT HT POWERLINES WHILE FLYING AT A LOW LEVEL. THE PILOT WAS INTOXICATED. EVIDENCE NON USE OF SEATBELTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.