# Accident 19870831056169A: Piper PA28161, Bridgeton, NJ, August 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bridgeton, NJ
- Airport: Bucks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4737° N, 75.1846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCKS (00N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4737&lon=-75.1846&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47993, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47993-2001-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 207 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870831056169A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND.LOST CONTROL,RAN OFF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC87LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA232), Aug 31, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N47993), Bridgeton, NJ, 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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