# Accident 19860917045369A: Piper PA28161, Monterey, CA, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 11:07 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6002° N, 121.8797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6002&lon=-121.8797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2116J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2116J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917045369A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WINGTIP STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING AFTER LANDING. PILOT MISJUDGED WINGTIP CLEARANCE.

## 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 LAX86LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA356), Sep 17, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N2116J), Monterey, 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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