# Accident 19860930046749A: Piper PA22160, Abbeville, LA, September 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1986, 14:15 local time
- Place: Abbeville, LA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9691° N, 92.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9691&lon=-92.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3050Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3050Z-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930046749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CROSSWIND AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A CANE FIELD. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR.

## 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 FTW86LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA173), Sep 30, 1986: Piper PA-22-160 (N3050Z), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3050Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19850729042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850729042599I), Jul 29, 1985: Piper PA22160 (N3050Z), Maurice, LA, Minor damage. During authorized landing on road,wing tip struck a highway sign.

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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