# Accident 19871203069069A: Piper PA60600, Mansfield, OH, December 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1987, 21:59 local time
- Place: Mansfield, OH
- Airport: Mansfield Lahm Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DRNA
- Location: 40.7792° N, 82.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7792&lon=-82.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N500TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500TS-1990-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,870 total, 1,170 in this make and model, 337 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069069A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED WHILE ON ASR APPROACH WITH RIGHT ENGINE OUT. ENGINE CASE CRACKED AT WELDS. ICING ON ACRFT.

## 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 ATL88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA052), Dec 4, 1987: Piper PA-60-600 (N500TS), Mansfield, OH, destroyed

## Other reports on N500TS (2)

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

- [Incident 19791128045399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128045399I), Nov 28, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N500TS), New Haven, CT, Minor damage. Right torque link (PN400076503) broke during landing roll, right main wheel tire scuffed.
- [Incident 19790711041649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711041649I), Jul 11, 1979: Piper 600SMITH (N500TS), Pomona, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with traffic landed gear up.

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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