# Accident 19861102053289A: Piper PA24, Siloam Springs, AR, November 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1986, 22:30 local time
- Place: Siloam Springs, AR
- Airport: Smith
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1805° N, 94.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1805&lon=-94.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7062P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7062P-1991-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 329 total, 84 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102053289A

## Narrative

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

THE VFR PILOT TOOK OFF UNDER IFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE.

## 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 MKC87FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA012), Nov 3, 1986: Piper PA-24 (N7062P), Siloam Springs, AR, 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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