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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Vergennes, VT · August 15, 1987

Date: August 15, 1987 · 19:30 local
Place: Vergennes, VT
Airport: Basin Harbor Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8288A
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC87LA234
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N8288ARegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8390020 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4M4 cycle

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What happened

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Came in high and fast. Lost control on landing and ran off runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

CAME IN HIGH AND FAST. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC87LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVergennes, VTDuring a landing attempt at basin harbor airport, the pilot came in high and fast. He did not correct and failed to go around. He overran the runway and crashed into a ditch causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The plt did not file an acc report.Aug 15, 1987 · Substantial damage