# Accident 19870306005349A: Piper PA32RT300T, Tallahassee, FL, March 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Commercial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4508° N, 84.2794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4508&lon=-84.2794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39588, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39588-1995-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,080 total, 36 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870306005349A

## Narrative

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

THE WING STRUCK THE GROUND DURING LANDING.  UNFORCAST WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS.

## 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 MIA87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA099), Mar 6, 1987: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39588), Tallahassee, 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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