# Accident 19860928050949A: Piper PA31350, Culpeper, VA, September 28, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1986, 05:00 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5105° N, 77.8505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5105&lon=-77.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59942 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO86FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928050949A

## Narrative

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

STOLEN AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON CLIMBOUT IN IMC. PILOT DENIED MEDICAL DUE HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES.

## 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 BFO86FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA049), Sep 28, 1986: Piper PA-31-350 (N59942), Elkwood, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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