Piper PA-28-161 accident near Monterey, California, September 17, 1986
On September 17, 1986 at about 6:07 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-161, registered N2116J, was substantially damaged in an accident near Monterey, California (Monterey Peninsula airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 17, 1986 · about 6:07 pm local time
- Place
- Monterey, California · Monterey Peninsula · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161 · all PA-28-161s on the register
- Registration
- N2116J · registry record · serial 287916197
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PRIVATE PLT LANDED HER ACFT & BEGAN TAXIING TOWARD A PARKING AREA. THE DRIVER OF AN ACFT FUEL SERVICE TRUCK OBSERVED THE APPROACHING ACFT, & HE BROUGHT HIS TRUCK TO A COMPLETE STOP IN AN AUTHORIZED AREA FOR TRUCK TRAFFIC. HE WAS CLEAR OF THE TAXIWAY. THE PLT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HER ACFT & IT BEGAN VEERING TOWARD THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO GET THE PILOT'S ATTENTION BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACFT TAXIED INTO THE STATIONARY TRUCK.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 350 hours in all; 10 in the last 30 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,600 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 2,325 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OXR Oxnard CA at 4:00 pm
- Destination: MRY Monterey CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 6,597 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:45 pm from MRY
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number LAX86LA356.