# Incident 19870531040919I: Piper PA31T, Chicago, IL, May 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JESA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727CM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727CM-1989-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870531040919I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FELL ONTO TIEDOWN BRACKET DURING IMPROPER LOADING. DIVERTED WITH FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS. BULKHEAD DAMAGED

## Other reports on N727CM (1)

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

- [Incident 19800602052549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800602052549I), Jun 2, 1980: Piper PA31T (N727CM), Palestine, TX, Minor damage. Persons unknown took aircraft without owner's authorization. Landed long and overran departure end of runway.

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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