# Accident 19870609019149A: Piper PA28R201, Unity, OH, June 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Unity, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8297° N, 80.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8297&lon=-80.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3965M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965M-1988-04-06) (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: 1,845 total, 771 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870609019149A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. GEAR COLLAPSED. WING STRUCK GROUND.PRACTICING EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE

## 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 ATL87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA164), Jun 9, 1987: Piper PA-28R-201 (N3965M), Unity, OH, 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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