# Accident 19861015048731A: Piper PA28181, Charleston, IL, October 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1986, 11:20 local time
- Place: Charleston, IL
- Airport: Coles County Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4801° N, 88.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4801&lon=-88.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30019, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30019-1989-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 44 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015048731A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK N8267W WHICH WAS ON INSTRUMENT FINAL. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE VFR PATTERN BUT BELOW ALTITUDE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8267W, Piper PA28161: [Accident 19861015048732A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015048732A)

## 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 CHI87FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA004), Oct 15, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N30019), Charleston, IL, 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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