# Accident 19860914045019A: Piper PA22108, El Monte, CA, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 15:05 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0803° N, 118.0306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0803&lon=-118.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5066Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5066Z-1988-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,138 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914045019A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN THE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT SHEDS. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT FLIGHT PATH.

## 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 LAX86LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA349), Sep 14, 1986: Piper PA-22-108 (N5066Z), El Monte, CA, 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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