# Accident 19861018049239A: Piper PA28235, Jamestown, NY, October 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1986, 08:20 local time
- Place: Jamestown, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0900° N, 79.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0900&lon=-79.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33808-1990-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 120 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018049239A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF. THE VFR PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF IN IFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC87FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA021), Oct 18, 1986: Piper PA-28-235 (N33808), Jamestown, 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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