# Accident 19871030083169A: Piper PA32300, Willimantic, CT, October 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1987, 07:15 local time
- Place: Willimantic, CT
- Airport: Windham Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7440° N, 72.1802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDHAM (IJD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7440&lon=-72.1802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38334, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38334) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,042 total, 1,038 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030083169A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG IN CASE OF GO AROUND DUE TO PATCHY GROUND FOG. UNABLE TO STOP,RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 NYC88LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA027), Oct 30, 1987: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38334), Windham, CT, 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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