# Accident 19860923075789A: Piper PA28161, Sanford, FL, September 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1986, 08:07 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8102° N, 81.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8102&lon=-81.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8200Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8200Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 831 total, 577 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923075789A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH APPROACH LIGHTS DURING LANDING INTO SUN. VASI NOT USED BY PILOT. OVERRUN NOT ADEQUATELY MARKED.

## 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 MIA86LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA251), Sep 23, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N8200Z), Sanford, FL, 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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