# Accident 19870218002899A: Piper PA32RT300, Nashville, TN, February 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1987, 19:15 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FIVA
- Location: 36.1103° N, 86.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1103&lon=-86.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31590-1989-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,529 total, 2,402 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870218002899A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK APPROACH LIGHTS ON FINAL. PILOT REPORTED DOWNDRAFT.  SUSPECT AIRFRAME ICING. IMPROPER GO AROUND

## 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 ATL87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA073), Feb 19, 1987: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31590), Nashville, TN, destroyed

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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