40.7858° N, 86.1464° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PERU MUNI (I76), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
January 31, 1987 · 14:20 local
Place
Peru, IN
Airport
Peru Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31910
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
791 total352 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Directional control was lost during the takeoff roll. Aircraft departed the side of runway. Broken engine mount.
As the FAA filed it
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF RUNWAY. BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT.