# Accident 19870822047129A: Piper PA22150, Batesville, AR, August 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1987, 17:10 local time
- Place: Batesville, AR
- Airport: Batesville Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7603° N, 91.6200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7603&lon=-91.6200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6079D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6079D-1998-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822047129A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS IN 100 DEGREE TEMPERATURE AND DOWNWIND. UNABLE TO CLIMB. STRUCK WIRE CABLE. CRASHED.BURNED

## 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 MKC87FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA165), Aug 22, 1987: Piper PA-22-150 (N6079D), Batesville, AR, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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