# Accident 20211031018289A: Piper PA-28-236, Hyannis, MA, October 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7544° N, 69.8849° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7544&lon=-69.8849&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2186U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2186U-2023-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-236
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211031018289A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/31/2021 PILOT DEPARTED RDG TO CQX. FLIGHT TRACK SHOWS AIRCRAFT FLEW BEYOND ARRIVAL AIRPORT AND OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHERE A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT WAS MADE AND THEN A HARD RIGHT 360 WAS MADE AND AIRCRAFT WENT MISSING PRESUMED CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN ATC INDICATED AIRCRAFT WAS IN A 4000 FOOT A MINUTE DECENT. COAST GUARD SEARCHED FOR SEVERAL DAYS FROM BOTH THE AIR AND THE SEA WITH NOTHING OF THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT RECOVERED. COAST GUARD CALLED OFF SEARCH ON 11/2/2021 IN THE A.M.

## 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 ERA22LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA043), Oct 31, 2021: Piper PA-28-236 (N2186U), Orleans, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control while maneuvering over water in dark night conditions.

## Other reports on N2186U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950609028912I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609028912I), Jun 9, 1995: Piper PA28236 (N2186U), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. During taxi brushed wing tips with taxiing N76SA on same taxiway. Misjudged clearance.

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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