# Accident 19861002083889A: Piper PA60600, Tallahassee, FL, October 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Commercial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4495° N, 84.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4495&lon=-84.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217HM-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1F5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861002083889A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL WHEN AN ENGINE FAILED. FUEL CONTROL SERVO FOUND OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## 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 MIA87FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA002), Oct 2, 1986: Piper PA-60-600 (N217HM), Tallahassee, FL, 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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