# Accident 19861025051529A: Piper PA38112, Port Townsend, WA, October 25, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: Port Townsend, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0292° N, 122.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0292&lon=-122.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2565P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2565P-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 661 total, 630 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861025051529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING A NIGHT FLIGHT. WEATHER AT THE SITE IS UNKNOWN. THE PILOT MAY HAVE ENTERED FOG.

## 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 SEA87FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA014), Oct 26, 1986: Piper PA-38 (N2565P), Port Townsend, WA, 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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