# Accident 19870220077639A: Piper PA24260, Matawan, NJ, February 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Matawan, NJ
- Airport: Marlboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3663° N, 74.2540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marlboro Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3663&lon=-74.2540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8656P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8656P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,966 total, 1,358 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870220077639A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN HIGH AND FAST AND BLINDED BY THE SUN. LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF END OF THE RUNWAY THEN COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 NYC87LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA097), Feb 20, 1987: Piper PA-24 (N8656P), Marlboro, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8656P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910612021399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021399I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N8656P), Monroeville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Pilot stated aircraft seemed to stall on normal approach.

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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