# Accident 19870810043959A: Piper PA32R301T, Ellenville, NY, August 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1987, 22:30 local time
- Place: Ellenville, NY
- Airport: L H J
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6994° N, 74.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6994&lon=-74.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8337T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8337T-2013-07-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870810043959A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO DEPART A UNLIGHTED STRIP VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. FAILED TO REQUEST RUNWAY LIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON.

## 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 NYC87LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA226), Aug 11, 1987: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8337T), Ellenville, NY, destroyed

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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