# Accident 19861230069649A: Piper PA31T, Merrillville, IN, December 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1986, 02:54 local time
- Place: Merrillville, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 41.4706° N, 87.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4706&lon=-87.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74NL-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,170 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861230069649A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE AND ELECTRIAL POWER. STRUCK UNLIGHTED TOWER ON FORCED LANDING. INABILITY TO REMAIN ALOFT UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI87FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA058), Dec 30, 1986: Piper PA-31T (N74NL), Merrillville, IN, 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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