# Accident 19841027062639A: Piper PA28161, Farmington, PA, October 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Farmington, PA
- Airport: Nemacolin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7807° N, 79.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7807&lon=-79.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82587, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82587-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 40 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841027062639A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF CENTERLINE AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AND POLE. PILOT BLAMED WIND SHIFT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT.

## 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 NYC85LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA020), Oct 27, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N82587), Farmington, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N82587 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150816016139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816016139A), Aug 16, 2015: Piper PA-28-161 (N82587), Bristow, VA, Destroyed. Student pilot was conducting takeoffs and landings during her 6th solo at manassas airport - hef. Student pilot reduced power to begin the landing descent when…
- [Incident 20111006022789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006022789I), Oct 6, 2011: Piper PA-28-161 (N82587), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off the left side of runway 34L at Manassas Regional Airport at approximately 1400HRS EDT. OAT approx 75F, clear, little to no wind. Student pilot…

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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