# Accident 19870530017699A: Piper PA34200T, Plymouth, IN, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 00:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, IN
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3392° N, 86.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3392&lon=-86.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231D-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 460 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530017699A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED ON A PORPOISED LANDING. PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY A REPORT OF A DEER ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI87LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA136), May 30, 1987: Piper PA-34-200T (N8231D), Plymouth, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8231D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070105000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070105000459A), Jan 5, 2007: Piper PA34200T (N8231D), Manzanola, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed pueblo memorial airport (kpub) for tyler, Texas in a senaca (PA-34-200T - N8231D) at approximately 0639 MST on…
- [Incident 19861123060129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123060129I), Nov 23, 1986: Piper PA34200T (N8231D), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Pilot failed to check wheels down before landing. Pilot was flying with an inadequately charged battery.

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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