# Accident 19861020049529A: Piper PA32R300, Nashville, TN, October 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1986, 08:10 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1096° N, 86.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1096&lon=-86.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5260F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260F-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 927 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861020049529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON FINAL. PILOT DESCENTED BELOW MDA. PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

## 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 ATL87FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA007), Oct 20, 1986: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5260F), Nashville, TN, 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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