# Accident 19861227072289A: Piper PA28181, High Point, NC, December 27, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1986, 13:30 local time
- Place: High Point, NC
- Airport: Darr
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9069° N, 79.9898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DARR FLD (NC03), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9069&lon=-79.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8389C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8389C-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 52 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227072289A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER A LONG, FAST TOUCHDOWN. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NOTED.

## 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 ATL87LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA050), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N8389C), High Point, NC, 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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