# Accident 19871107062409A: Piper PA28140, Sebring, OH, November 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sebring, OH
- Airport: Tri City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9201° N, 81.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9201&lon=-81.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N667FL-1988-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 232 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871107062409A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH. IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DISTRACTED BY OTHER TRAFFIC.

## 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 ATL88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA029), Nov 7, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N667FL), Sebring, OH, 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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