# Accident 19870828048429A: Piper PA28RT201T, Kings Point, NY, August 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1987, 12:21 local time
- Place: Kings Point, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8200° N, 73.7402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8200&lon=-73.7402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3025W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828048429A

## Narrative

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

FERRY FLITE WITH LOOSE FUSELAGE TANK. BEHIND CG. ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. BROKE UP IN AIR. TANK SHIFTED. LOST CONTRO

## 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 NYC87FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA240), Aug 28, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N3025W), Kings Point, NY, destroyed, 1 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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