# Accident 19870828083459A: Piper PA23160, Selingsgrove, PA, August 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1987, 17:45 local time
- Place: Selingsgrove, PA
- Airport: Penn Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8005° N, 76.8598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8005&lon=-76.8598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4003P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4003P-1990-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,596 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828083459A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN WHILE BANKING STEEPLY ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC87FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA241), Aug 28, 1987: Piper PA-23-160 (N4003P), Selinsgrove, PA, 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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