# Accident 19871021062889A: Piper PA31310, Beverly, MA, October 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Beverly, MA
- Airport: Beverly Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LYEG
- Location: 42.5841° N, 70.9161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEVERLY RGNL (BVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5841&lon=-70.9161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9249Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9249Y-1992-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,746 total, 117 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871021062889A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES HARD LANDING COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND DISLODGED THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS REPORTED

## 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 NYC88LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA013), Oct 21, 1987: Piper PA-31-310 (N9249Y), Beverly, MA, substantial damage

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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