# Accident 19870705032219A: Piper PA28140, Duluth, MN, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 09:40 local time
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0504° N, 92.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0504&lon=-92.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56808, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56808-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032219A

## Narrative

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

VEERED LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS. BEGAN GO AROUND TOO LATE, STRUCK A SAND DUNE OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI87LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA161), Jul 5, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N56808), Duluth, MN, 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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