# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-24-250, 1986

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN87FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA046.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Leyba, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1986 · N8323P · Substantial damage
  > The plt departed albuquerque on October 29, 1986, in his acft for an unknown destination. When he failed to return to his home, relatives notified local authorities. A search was begun and on January 23, 1987, the wreckage was found. The pilot was deceased…
- [NTSB MKC87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA004.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Seward, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1986 · N5980P · Substantial damage
  > The plt reports that he was landing on his private grass strip which is 1600 x 60 ft. he said the grass on the edges was thicker then that in the middle. During landing roll the acft drifted to the lt and the lt wing collided with milo growing along the lt…
- [NTSB NYC86LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA235.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Geneseo, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1986 · N7215P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft lost power on approach to Geneseo airport. Investigation did not reveal any preimpact malfunction/failure. Conditions conducive to carburetor icing existed at the time of the accident.
- [NTSB MIA86LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA225.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Crestview, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1986 · N7992P · Substantial damage
  > While on final aprch with the ldg gear extended for ldg, the plt observed another acft ahead of him which he felt he was overtaking. He elected to execute a go-around & while on downwind leg, the plt retracted the gear absent-mindedly thinking he was…
- [NTSB CHI86FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA194.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1986 · N5713P · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft ran out of fuel after 3+41 hours of flight. The pilot stated that he was sure the tanks were full on takeoff. Flight planning and a documented conservative fuel burn rate indicated that the aircraft should have been able to remain airborne for at…
- [NTSB ATL86LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA177.md): Piper PA-24-250 · West Chester, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1986 · N6639P · Substantial damage
  > Drg flt, the eng lost power & the plt was unable to maintain alt. He made a forced landing on a road, but drg the lndg roll, the acft collided with a road sign. A post crash exam of the eng revealed the #6 cylinder had separated aprx 4' above the cylinder…
- [NTSB SEA86LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA090.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Fallon, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1986 · N6282P · Destroyed
  > While on final apch to the arpt, the acft's eng ceased operating due to fuel exhaustion. The acft was damaged during a hard forced landing on a baseball fld.
- [NTSB DEN86FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA098.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Truth&Consequen, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1986 · N7410P · Destroyed
  > The plt took off on a night IFR flt after being briefed on adverse wx which included severe turbulence and moderate mixed icing conditions. The acft was not equipped for flt in icing conditions. Radio and radar contact with the flt was lost in the vicinity of…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102404'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7102404&year=1986

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