# Accident 19870710034289A: Piper PA28140, Waldron, AR, July 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waldron, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8906° N, 94.0891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8906&lon=-94.0891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5921U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5921U-2013-09-26) (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 O320D2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710034289A

## Narrative

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

COMMERICAL CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. ENCOUNTERED WEATHER. DESCENDED TO STAY VFR.LANDED IN FIELD.HIT DTICH,FENCE

## 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 MKC87LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA135), Jul 10, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N5921U), Waldron, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5921U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810918072619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918072619I), Sep 18, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5921U), Atoka, OK, Minor damage. Nose wheel tire failed on contact with runway. Aircraft ground looped.

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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