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FTW86LRD09

1986-03-09 · SULPHUR, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LCH

Current FAA registration · N3821P

Make / Model
PIPER PA-22-150
Year of manufacture
1955 · 31 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A46541

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON MARCH 9, 1986, AT 0900 CST, PIPER AIRCRAFT PA22-150, N3821P, REGISTERED TO DERRICK D. SMITH, EXPERIENCED A POWER FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THIS WAS A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT DEQUINCY, LOUISIANA, ON MARCH 9, 1986, AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LRD09.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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