# Accident 19870618020819A: Piper PA28R200, Asheville, NC, June 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1987, 21:05 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5895° N, 82.5591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5895&lon=-82.5591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N900AJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900AJ-1988-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 57 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870618020819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AIRFRAME FAILURE. IFR PILOT WAS NOT ENDORSED IN COMPLEX AIRCRAFT

## 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 ATL87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA174), Jun 19, 1987: Piper PA-28R-200 (N900AJ), Asheville, NC, destroyed, 1 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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