# Accident 19870329079472A: Piper PA23250, Dover, DE, March 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1987, 15:17 local time
- Place: Dover, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1574° N, 75.5242° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1574&lon=-75.5242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5216Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5216Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,918 total, 269 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329079472A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY N1347J IN A MID AIR COLLISION AT 3000 FEET. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1374J, Gulstm 112A: [Accident 19870329079471A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870329079471A)

## 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 BFO87LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA028), Mar 29, 1987: Piper PA-23-250 (N5216Y), Dover, DE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5216Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19870317011289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317011289I), Mar 17, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N5216Y), Washington, DC. Smoke trailing left engine en route. Landed safely and found cylinder partially separated from the case.

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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