19870923055169A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Geneva, FL · September 23, 1987

Date
September 23, 1987 · 06:33 local
Place
Geneva, FL
Airport
Sanford
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4010R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87FA257
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine threw a rod en route in predawn conditions. Aircraft demolished by trees and wires on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE THREW A ROD EN ROUTE IN PREDAWN CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT DEMOLISHED BY TREES AND WIRES ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.