# Accident 19870304004529A: Piper PA34200, Miami, FL, March 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1987, 10:40 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SAVA
- Location: 25.8190° N, 80.2992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8190&lon=-80.2992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41531, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41531-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870304004529A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. ATC AND THE PILOT FAILED TO PROVIDE WAKE TURBULENCE SEPARATION.

## 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 MIA87FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA098), Mar 4, 1987: Piper PA-34-200 (N41531), Miami, FL, 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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