# Accident 19811203078469A: Piper PA28R201T, Syracuse, NY, December 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1087H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087H-2003-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 845 total, 97 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203078469A

## Narrative

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

LOW BATTERY. HAND TURNED PROP TO POSITION STARTER. ENGINE STARTED. UNCHOCKED AIRPLANE, RAN INTO TOWER BUILDING.

## 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 NYC82FFJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFJ09), Dec 3, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N1087H), Syracuse, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1087H (1)

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

- [Accident 19911020047179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047179A), Oct 20, 1991: Piper PA28R201T (N1087H), Monticello, UT, Substantial damage. Engine threw a rod after detonation burned hole in piston. Crash landed. Magneto bad shape contributed detonation.

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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