# Accident 19861206085759A: Piper PA28R200, Petersburg, TX, December 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1986, 18:26 local time
- Place: Petersburg, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8697° N, 101.5908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8697&lon=-101.5908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4475F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4475F-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 401 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861206085759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND OUT OF CONTROL. SUSPECT VFR PILOT BECAME DISORIENTED OR HAD A MEDICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 FTW87FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA029), Dec 7, 1986: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4475F), Petersburg, TX, 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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