# Accident 19870814045529A: Piper PA28R200, Offerman, GA, August 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1987, 18:45 local time
- Place: Offerman, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4104° N, 82.1093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4104&lon=-82.1093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55649, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55649-1990-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814045529A

## Narrative

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

BUZZED A FIELD AT 10 FEET AGL NEAR A FRIEND'S HOUSE. A WING WAS SEVERED BY A TREE ON PULLUP. IMPACTED VERTICALLY.

## 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 ATL87FA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA230), Aug 14, 1987: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55649), Offerman, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N55649 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760104000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760104000259A), Jan 4, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N55649), Galesburg, IL, Substantial damage. Oil drain valve P/N-492172 should have been installed. P/N-756517(BJ1000-AH4) was installed.

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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