# Accident 19860924046199A: Piper PA28180, Harvard, NE, September 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1986, 00:30 local time
- Place: Harvard, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6104° N, 98.0897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6104&lon=-98.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7744N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744N-1989-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860924046199A

## Narrative

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

THE PLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. SUSPECT THE FATIGUED VFR PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED. WEATHER A FACTOR.

## 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 MKC86FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FA195), Sep 24, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N7744N), Harvard, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N7744N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780908018369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018369I), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N7744N), Harvard, NE, Minor damage. Hard landing resulted due to misuse of flaps.

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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