# Accident 19870327007659A: Piper PA31350, Bedford, MA, March 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40958 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,152 total, 115 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327007659A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT DROPPED INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE.

## 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 NYC87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA115), Mar 27, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N40958), Bedford, MA, 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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