# Accident 19870328007549A: Piper PA34200T, Georgetown, DE, March 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1987, 02:35 local time
- Place: Georgetown, DE
- Airport: Sussex County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6908° N, 75.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6908&lon=-75.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2221E-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328007549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES DURING INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT NIGHT IN LOW VISIBILITY. NO EVIDENCE OF AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS.

## 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 ATL87FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA100), Mar 28, 1987: Piper PA-34-200T (N2221E), Georgetown, DE, 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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