# Accident 19870522015529A: Piper PA32R301, Muskogee, OK, May 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1987, 22:54 local time
- Place: Muskogee, OK
- Airport: Hatbox Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8591° N, 95.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8591&lon=-95.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81796, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81796-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522015529A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON THE DARK CLOUDY NIGHT. AIRFRAME BREAKUP OCCURRED FROM OVERLAND. NOT ENDORSED FOR NIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 FTW87FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA123), May 23, 1987: Piper PA-32R-301 (N81796), Porter, OK, destroyed, 2 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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