# Accident 19860907044619A: Piper PA24, Huntsville, AL, September 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Huntsville Airport North
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7306° N, 86.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7306&lon=-86.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6309P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6309P-1989-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,110 total, 61 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907044619A

## Narrative

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

THE PLANE STRUCK A WIRE STRUNG ACROSS THE RUNWAY APPROACH. THE INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO ADEQUATELY MONITOR THE FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL86LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA247), Sep 7, 1986: Piper PA-24 180 (N6309P), Huntsville, AL, 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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