# Accident 19870517013509A: Piper PA28R201, Falmouth, MA, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Falmouth, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5512° N, 70.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Falmouth, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5512&lon=-70.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30694, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30694-1989-07-17) (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: 1,941 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517013509A

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE BROKE AT CRUISE. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD AND ENGINE FROZE. LANDED IN 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 NYC87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA150), May 17, 1987: Piper PA-28R-201 (N30694), Falmouth, MA, 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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