# Accident 19870305004599A: Piper PA28140, Locke, NY, March 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1987, 12:15 local time
- Place: Locke, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6594° N, 76.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6594&lon=-76.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6489R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305004599A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO A HOUSE AND BURNED. FOUND ENGINE MUFFLER IN POOR CONDITION. POSSIBLE SMOKE AND FUMES IN COCKPIT.

## 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 NYC87FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA101), Mar 5, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N6489R), Locke, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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