# Accident 19960823023519A: Piper PA32260, Chester County, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996
- Place: Chester County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 39.9799° N, 75.8107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9799&lon=-75.8107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3868W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3868W-1996-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823023519A

## Narrative

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

DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEM TRIED TO LAND AT AIRPORT, CRASHED IN WOODED AREA OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC96LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA171), Aug 23, 1996: Piper PA-32-260 (N3868W), Coatsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the lack of suitable landing areas.

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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