# Accident 19871203069529A: Piper PA28140, Pottstown, PA, December 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1987, 16:45 local time
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2495° N, 75.6406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2495&lon=-75.6406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16491-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871203069529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE NOSE HIGH, SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED RUNWAY RIGHT WING LOW.

## 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 NYC88LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA052), Dec 3, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N16491), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16491 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150516007079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150516007079A), May 16, 2015: Piper PA-28-140 (N16491), Princeton, NJ, Substantial damage. On landing pilot bounced the aircraft and attempted a go around. He failed to gain altitude and struck the upslope side of a ditch 200 feet from the departure…

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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