# Accident 19861007079769A: Piper PA28R200, Lakeland, FL, October 7, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1986, 12:47 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0091° N, 81.9300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0091&lon=-81.9300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5056S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5056S-2013-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861007079769A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE FOUND TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 MIA87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA005), Oct 7, 1986: Piper PA-28-200 (N5056S), Lakeland, FL, 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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