# Accident 19870222077659A: Piper PA28180, Colebrook, NH, February 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Colebrook, NH
- Airport: Colebrook
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8949° N, 71.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colebrook, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8949&lon=-71.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3967R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 80 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870222077659A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO AVOID A FROST HEAVE IN THE RUNWAY. LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY END INTO A SNOWBANK AND A DITCH.

## 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 NYC87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA094), Feb 22, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N3967R), Colebrook, NH, 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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