# Accident 19861117087269A: Piper PA28161, Danville, VA, November 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1986, 00:15 local time
- Place: Danville, VA
- Airport: Danville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6294° N, 79.4292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6294&lon=-79.4292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43905-1991-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117087269A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON A NIGHT JOY RIDE IN LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STRUCK TREES AND A BUILDING. VFR PILOT.

## 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 BFO87FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87FA009), Nov 17, 1986: Piper PA-28-161 (N43905), Danville, VA, 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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