# Accident 19870419010649A: Piper PA28R201, Lehighton, PA, April 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lehighton, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8291° N, 75.7109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8291&lon=-75.7109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43758, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43758-1991-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 13 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010649A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. UNABLE TO STOP ON THE WET TURF AND WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA128), Apr 19, 1987: Piper PA-28R-201 (N43758), Lehighton, PA, 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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