# Accident 19860926086739A: Piper PA28140, Arcadia, FL, September 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1986, 13:45 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Airport: Arcadia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1953° N, 81.8382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARCADIA MUNI (X06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1953&lon=-81.8382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56522, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56522-1989-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 350 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926086739A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. EXHAUST VALVE FRACTURED. AUTO AND AVGAS FUEL USED.

## 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 MIA86LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA255), Sep 26, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N56522), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56522 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800420044619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420044619I), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N56522), St Petersburg, FL, Minor damage. Engine started during prop start with no one at controls, resulting in collision with concrete wall.

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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