# Accident 19870515016719A: Piper PA30, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1987, 22:23 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8303° N, 78.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8303&lon=-78.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7937Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7937Y-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 488 total, 290 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870515016719A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TOO QUICKLY AND ONE ENGINE STAGNATED WHILE BELOW VMC.

## 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 ATL87LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA139), May 16, 1987: Piper PA-30 (N7937Y), Raleigh, NC, 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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