# Incident 19871010070569I: Piper PA60601, Yazoo City, MS, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Yazoo City, MS
- Airport: Barrier Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8622° N, 90.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yazoo City, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8622&lon=-90.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86EE-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,680 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010070569I

## Narrative

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

THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. THE STEERING COLLAR BROKE, SETTING UP VIBRATING THE DAMPER COULD NOT HANDLE.

## Other reports on N86EE (1)

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

- [Incident 19951027039949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951027039949I), Oct 27, 1995: Piper PA60601 (N86EE), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 27, 1995 at approximately 15:35 EST, aircraft N86EE, Piper aircraft model PA-60-601, while making a landing at Beverly airport on runway…

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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