# Accident 19870705032259A: Piper PA24250, St Marys, GA, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 01:00 local time
- Place: St Marys, GA
- Airport: St Marys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7497° N, 81.5693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7497&lon=-81.5693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6165P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6165P-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 2 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705032259A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER THE WHEELS, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN DRINKING, TOOK UNAUTHORIZED FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA198), Jul 5, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N6165P), St Marys, GA, 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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