# Accident 19861126068019A: Piper STCPA60, Clinton, NC, November 26, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1986, 18:23 local time
- Place: Clinton, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9990° N, 78.3297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9990&lon=-78.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122FP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122FP-1991-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA60
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861126068019A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BROKE UP WHILE FLYING IN AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE PILOT WAS NOT GIVEN THE LATEST WEATHER WARNING.

## 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 ATL87FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA030), Nov 26, 1986: Piper Aerostar 601P (N122FP), Clinton, NC, destroyed, 4 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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