# Accident 19870201001989A: Piper PA28235, Shelburne, VT, February 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1987, 14:49 local time
- Place: Shelburne, VT
- Airport: Shelburne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3603° N, 73.2264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBURNE (VT8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3603&lon=-73.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8820W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8820W-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 61 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870201001989A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEARLY DEFINE RUNWAY DUE TO SNOW COVER BLENDING WITH SNOWBANKS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE.

## 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 NYC87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA073), Feb 1, 1987: Piper PA-28-235 (N8820W), Shelburne, VT, 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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