# Accident 19870320007269A: Piper PA31T, Lawrence, MA, March 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1987, 23:00 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.7289° N, 71.1122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7289&lon=-71.1122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200FD-1989-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320007269A

## Narrative

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

MISSED APPROACH SECOND TRY, ADVISED DESCENT TO 400 AGL BELOW MDA. FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC87LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA113), Mar 21, 1987: Piper PA-31T (N200FD), Lawrence, MA, destroyed

## Other reports on N200FD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800327034189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800327034189I), Mar 27, 1980: Piper PA31T (N200FD), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear sideways at touchdown. Scissors bolt missing.

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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