# Accident 19861206083479A: Piper PA28R180, Montgomery, TX, December 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1986, 14:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, TX
- Airport: Conroe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3898° N, 95.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3898&lon=-95.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3171R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC O360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206083479A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING LANDING. CYLINDER STUDS FOUND BROKEN ON NUMBER 3 CYLINDER.

## 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 FTW87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA028), Dec 6, 1986: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3171R), Montgomery, TX, 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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