# Accident 19870401008129A: Piper PA32RT300, Laverne, OK, April 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Laverne, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6990° N, 99.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6990&lon=-99.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31681-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,163 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE AFTER OVERRUNNING THE RUNWAY.  PILOT FAILED TO VERIFY WINDS AND LANDED WITH A TAIL WIND.

## 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 FTW87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA089), Apr 1, 1987: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31681), Laverne, OK, 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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