# Accident 19870122001009A: Piper PA23250, Wilkesboro, NC, January 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1987, 07:30 local time
- Place: Wilkesboro, NC
- Airport: Wilkes Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1406° N, 81.1598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1406&lon=-81.1598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2489R-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,782 total, 225 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870122001009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO SNOW BUILDUP ON WINDSCREEN AND NO AIRSPEED INDICATION. AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL87LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA063), Jan 22, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N2489R), Wilkesboro, NC, 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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