# Accident 19870621020749A: Piper PA28R200, Milwaukee, WI, June 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1987, 22:12 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: General Mitchell Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9798° N, 87.8999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9798&lon=-87.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2678R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2678R-2000-03-08) (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: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870621020749A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO MILWAUKEE AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS AT TIMMERMAN.HIT TREES,CRASHED INVERTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT. NO SAFE ALTERNATE.

## 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 CHI87FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA153), Jun 22, 1987: Piper PA-28R (N2678R), Milwaukee, WI, 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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