# Accident 19870327007579A: Piper PA32300, Frankfort, IL, March 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Frankfort, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4892° N, 87.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4892&lon=-87.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452BH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 810 total, 104 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327007579A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING IFR FLIGHT. EXCEEDED DESIGN LOAD. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP IN FLIGHT. VACUUM PUMP NO ROTATION DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI87FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA104), Mar 27, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N452BH), Frankfort, IL, 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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