# Accident 19860920045679A: Piper PA23250, Montgomery, AL, September 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1986, 10:22 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3405° N, 86.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3405&lon=-86.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6041Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6041Y-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,295 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860920045679A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINES LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON A ROAD. SPECIAL FUEL USED. SUSPECT PILOT FEATHERED WRONG PROP.

## 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 ATL86LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA260), Sep 20, 1986: Piper PA-23-250 (N6041Y), Montgomery, 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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