# Accident 19861001048899A: Piper PA30, Sulpher, LA, October 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Sulpher, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2108° N, 93.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2108&lon=-93.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7533Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7533Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,578 total, 800 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861001048899A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA001), Oct 2, 1986: Piper PA-30 (N7533Y), Sulpher, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7533Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19811019077349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019077349I), Oct 19, 1981: Piper PA30 (N7533Y), Baytown, TX, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear to land. Landed with landing gear up.

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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