# Accident 19861111054539A: Piper PA32RT300, Columbus-W Pt-S, MS, November 11, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1986, 18:45 local time
- Place: Columbus-W Pt-S, MS
- Airport: Golden Triangle Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EWPA
- Location: 33.5003° N, 88.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5003&lon=-88.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21188, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21188-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,369 total, 300 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111054539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL DESCENT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE. SUSPECT PILOT INCAPACITATION.

## 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 MIA87FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA031), Nov 12, 1986: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N21188), Columbus, MS, 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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