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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA31350 · Bedford, MA · March 27, 1987

Date: March 27, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place: Bedford, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40958
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA115
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,152 total115 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During taxi for takeoff aircraft dropped into an open manhole.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT DROPPED INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC87LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, MADuring taxi operation in preparation for takeoff, the left main gear of the aircraft impacted an unmarked open manhole and the aircraft was substantially damaged.Mar 27, 1987 · Substantial damage