# Incident 19870923064739I: Piper PA28RT201, Elkins, VA, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Elkins, VA
- Airport: Jennings Randolph Fld Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2136Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2136Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 20 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923064739I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI INTO PARKING SPOT THE WINGTIP STRUCK A FENCE.

## Other reports on N2136Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880614041219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614041219I), Jun 14, 1988: Piper PA28RT201 (N2136Z), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. On flight after engine repair,engine began vibrating and seized. Pilot landed on highway. Found NR3 rod bolt failure

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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