# Accident 19870815083479A: Piper PA28181, Vergennes, VT, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Vergennes, VT
- Airport: Basin Harbor Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1917° N, 73.3587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BASIN HARBOR (B06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1917&lon=-73.3587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8288A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8288A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815083479A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC87LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA234), Aug 15, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8288A), Vergennes, VT, 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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