# Accident 19870808042929A: Piper PA28151, Maquoketa, IA, August 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1987, 18:00 local time
- Place: Maquoketa, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0590° N, 90.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0590&lon=-90.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32619, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32619-1989-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 243 total, 134 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808042929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE WHILE BUZZING FRIENDS. IMPACT SEVERED A WING FUSELAGE HIT DIRT BANK. FAILED TO USE SHOULD HARNESS.

## 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 MKC87FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA159), Aug 8, 1987: Piper PA-28-151 (N32619), Maquoketa, IA, 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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