# Accident 19861112054619A: Piper PA34220T, Detroit, MI, November 12, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1986, 01:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit Metro Wayne County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BTUA
- Location: 42.4010° N, 83.0001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4010&lon=-83.0001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8161K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8161K-1988-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,221 total, 512 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861112054619A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH DURING NIGHT TAXI. THE TOWER DIRECTED PILOT INTO AN UNMARKED HAZARD.

## 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 CHI87LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA025), Nov 12, 1986: Piper PA-34-220T (N8161K), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

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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