# Accident 19870520014829A: Piper PA31T, Cody, WY, May 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1987, 17:22 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: E E Faust Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5105° N, 109.0495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5105&lon=-109.0495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2336X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2336X-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870520014829A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FLEW BELOW APPROACH ALTITUDE. HIT THE GROUND WING DOWN NOSE LOW.

## 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 DEN87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA130), May 20, 1987: Piper PA-31T-620II (N2336X), Cody, WY, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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