# Accident 19870121079819A: Piper STCPA22, Pungo, VA, January 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pungo, VA
- Airport: Pungo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6092° N, 76.0201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6092&lon=-76.0201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7720D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7720D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,611 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121079819A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED BRAKES FAILED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. TRIED TO GROUND LOOP. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 BFO87LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA016), Jan 21, 1987: Piper PA-22-150 (N7720D), Pungo, VA, substantial damage

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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