# Accident 19870911051559A: Piper PA28236, Gaylordsville, CT, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 21:10 local time
- Place: Gaylordsville, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6417° N, 73.4810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylordsville, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6417&lon=-73.4810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2186B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2186B-1988-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,058 total, 133 in this make and model, 292 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051559A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH,VACUUM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON.PILOT LOST CONTROL ON PARTIAL PANEL.AIRFRAME FAILURE OCCURRED FROM STRESS.

## 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 NYC87FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA250), Sep 12, 1987: Piper PA-28-236 (N2186B), Gaylordsville, CT, 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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