# Accident 19861016049101A: Piper PA28181, Fisher Island, NY, October 16, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1986, 15:20 local time
- Place: Fisher Island, NY
- Airport: Elizabeth Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FUFA
- Location: 41.2521° N, 72.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELIZABETH FLD (0B8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2521&lon=-72.0316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3962M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3962M-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016049101A

## Narrative

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

LAND RUNWAY 12 COLLIDED WITH N2830Y AT INTERSECTION RUNWAYS THAT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 25. NORDO. IMPROPER PATTER

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2830Y, Cessna 182E: [Accident 19861016049102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016049102A)

## 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 NYC87FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA020), Oct 16, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N3962M), Fishers Island, NY, destroyed, 2 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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