# Accident 19870117000639A: Piper PA38112, Randolph, NH, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: Randolph, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3753° N, 71.2798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Randolph, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3753&lon=-71.2798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2430G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2430G-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 131 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117000639A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST. LOW ON FUEL. DECIDED TO LAND ON A ROAD. HIT A GUY WIRE ON LANDING. HIT A TELEPHONE POLE ON ROLLOUT.

## 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 NYC87LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA060), Jan 17, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2430G), Randolph, NH, destroyed

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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