# Accident 19871114069729A: Piper PA34200, Murfreesboro, TN, November 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8503° N, 86.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8503&lon=-86.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41298, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41298-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 250 in this make and model, 194 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871114069729A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE FAILED TURNING ONTO THE RUNWAY. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO TREES. FOUND BRAKE PADS WERE WORNOUT.

## 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 ATL88LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA039), Nov 14, 1987: Piper PA-34-200 (N41298), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41298 (4)

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

- [Incident 20030103000019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030103000019I), Jan 3, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing gear collapsed on landing during the conduct of a practical test in a multiengine airplane. Both the applicant and pilot examiner stated the…
- [Incident 19890611042139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890611042139I), Jun 11, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. Unable to get nose gear down light. Landed with nose gear up. Centering ball slipped out of track.
- [Incident 19890321044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890321044479I), Mar 21, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. While accelerating for takeoff after short field landing the nose gear collapsed. Cause not stated.
- [Incident 19790524027449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027449I), May 24, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N41298), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged prop.

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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