# Accident 19871001058599A: Piper PA16, Fairbanks, AK, October 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8098° N, 147.7192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8098&lon=-147.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5373H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5373H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871001058599A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP.

## 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 ANC88LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA001), Oct 1, 1987: Piper PA-16 (N5373H), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5373H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760609015589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760609015589A), Jun 9, 1976: Piper PA16 (N5373H), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Slow apch to upslope rwy.

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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