# NTSB NYC86LA246: Piper PA-28-181, N43982, Mt. Snow, VT, August 10, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 10, 1986, 00:00 local (04:00 UTC)
- Place: Mt. Snow, VT
- Location: 42.9271° N, 72.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEERFIELD VALLEY RGNL (4V8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-72.8657&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC86LA246
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30430/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA246

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Overrun, landing - roll
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## Analysis

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING WHEN HE CAME IN LONG AND FAST. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH SHRUBBERY AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N43982](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43982-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 28-7890037, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 287890037
- Engines: LYCOMING VO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: City Aviation
- Registered owner: City Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 4V8, Mt. Snow

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; private; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860810066659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810066659A), Aug 10, 1986: Piper PA28181, Mt Snow, VT, Destroyed. The aircraft overran the runway on landing and was destroyed. The pilot failed to report mishap, no details.

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.

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