# Accident 19870221003059A: Piper PA22160, Tunkhannock, PA, February 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1987, 21:30 local time
- Place: Tunkhannock, PA
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5295° N, 75.9397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5295&lon=-75.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3045Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870221003059A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN TOO LOW AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK THAT BLENDED INTO LIGHT FOG AND THE TWILIGHT.

## 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 NYC87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA092), Feb 22, 1987: Piper PA-22 (N3045Z), Tunkhannock, PA, 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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