# Accident 19870815045619A: Piper PA60602P, Ravenna, OH, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1508° N, 81.2392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1508&lon=-81.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6898Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898Z-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-60-602P (registry code 7106015, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-60-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,747 total, 72 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815045619A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. IMPACT WITH END OF RUNWAY LIP SHEARED OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE

## 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 ATL87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA232), Aug 15, 1987: Piper PA-60-602P (N6898Z), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage

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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