# Accident 19861106086971A: Piper PA23, Tampa, FL, November 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1986, 06:53 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2185P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2185P-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086971A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW DH ON THE ILS APPROACH.LANDED ON A TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A 727 N4743. MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR THE RUNWAY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4743, Boeing 727235: [Accident 19861106086972A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861106086972A)

## 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 DCA87MA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA010), Nov 6, 1986: Piper PA-23-150 (N2185P), Tampa, FL, 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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