# Accident 19870625027379A: Piper PA32R300, Tannersville, NY, June 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1987, 21:15 local time
- Place: Tannersville, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BPKA
- Location: 42.1894° N, 74.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1894&lon=-74.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7146C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7146C-1989-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,488 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870625027379A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SIDE OF A WOODED MOUNTAIN AT NIGHT. HEAVY OVERCAST IN AREA. PILOT OPERATED BELOW SAFE ALTITUDE FOR AREA.

## 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 NYC87FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA188), Jun 26, 1987: Piper PA-32R-300 (N7146C), Tannersville, NY, 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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