# Accident 19870801040289A: Piper PA24250, Kokomo, IN, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 10:55 local time
- Place: Kokomo, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5304° N, 86.1692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5304&lon=-86.1692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7841P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801040289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BROKE UP INFLIGHT WHILE BEING VECTORED AWAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS. CRASHED NEARLY VERTICAL NOSE DOWN IN 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 FTW87FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA183), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7841P), Kokomo, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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