# Accident 19870702031989A: Piper PA32301T, Becharof Lake, AK, July 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1987, 06:00 local time
- Place: Becharof Lake, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8185W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8185W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301T (registry code 7103209, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 91 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870702031989A

## Narrative

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

THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING A ROUGH FIELD TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD SURVEYED THE AREA PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 ANC87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA090), Jul 2, 1987: Piper PA-32-301T (N8185W), Becharof Lake, AK, 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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