# Accident 19861005048409A: Piper PA24250, Seward, NE, October 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1986, 18:50 local time
- Place: Seward, NE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9109° N, 97.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9109&lon=-97.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5980P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5980P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,710 total, 500 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861005048409A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON AN ANGLE. LEFT WING CAUGHT MILO ON EDGE OF PRIVATE STRIP. AIRCRAFT ROTATED,COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 MKC87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA004), Oct 5, 1986: Piper PA-24-250 (N5980P), Seward, NE, substantial damage

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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