# Accident 19870724037839A: Piper PA32R301T, Monterey, CA, July 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1987, 10:11 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6243° N, 122.0170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6243&lon=-122.0170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82793, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82793-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037839A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON SECOND ILS APPROACH ATTEMPT HIT WATER. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT.

## 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 LAX87FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA281), Jul 24, 1987: Piper PA-32R-301T (N82793), Monterey, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY THE PILOT, WHILE EXCUTING A MISSED APPROACH.

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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