# Accident 19870123001369A: Piper PA38112, Decatur, IL, January 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1987, 08:46 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8509° N, 88.9307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8509&lon=-88.9307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2536A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2536A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870123001369A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOWBANK BY THE SIDE OF 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 CHI87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA064), Jan 23, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2536A), Decatur, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2536A (2)

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

- [Incident 19890309029829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309029829I), Mar 9, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2536A), Shelbyville, IL, Minor damage. Left gear contacted snow on left side of plowed runway. Veered into snow damaging propeller and nose wheel.
- [Accident 19800120001209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800120001209A), Jan 20, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N2536A), Anoka, MN, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to land on nosewheel, collapsing same.

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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