# Accident 19861221070609A: Piper PA28180, Lehighton, PA, December 21, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1986, 12:20 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Jake Arner Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8305° N, 75.7106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8305&lon=-75.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54482-1989-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 757 total, 280 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DHA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861221070609A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. STUDENT FAILED TO RELINQUISH CONTROL TO INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 NYC87DHA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DHA01), Dec 21, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N54482), Lehighton, PA, 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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