# Accident 19870120081081A: Piper PA31350, Independence, MO, January 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1987, 12:28 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1193° N, 94.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1193&lon=-94.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60SE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60SE-1989-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 7,418 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120081081A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH ARMY 18061 AT 7000 FEET. NO EVASIVE ACTION. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL.ATC FAILED TO NOTE TRAFFIC

## Other aircraft in the event

- N18061, Beech U21A: [Accident 19870120081082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870120081082A)

## 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 DCA87MA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA020), Jan 20, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N60SE), Independence, MO, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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