# Accident 19861008048779A: Piper PA32R301T, Grafton, ND, October 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grafton, ND
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4097° N, 97.4003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4097&lon=-97.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8125H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,979 total, 55 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008048779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT LANDED ON ROAD AND HIT MAILBOX. THROTTLE WASTE GATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING.

## 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 DEN87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA004), Oct 8, 1986: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8125H), Grafton, ND, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.