# Accident 19870713034639A: Piper PA28161, Mattituck, NY, July 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck Airbase
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0000° N, 72.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0000&lon=-72.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36509, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36509-1992-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,007 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713034639A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON LAST 500 FEET OF RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END. AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN IN ROUGH FIELD.

## 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 NYC87LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA203), Jul 13, 1987: Piper PA-28-160 (N36509), Mattituck, NY, 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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