# Accident 19871213070089A: Piper PA22135, Geneva, AL, December 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1987, 16:50 local time
- Place: Geneva, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0297° N, 85.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0297&lon=-85.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3512A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3512A-2015-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 50 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213070089A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW AIRCRAFT BUZZING A FIELD 12 FEET AGL.AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TALL PINE TREES ON PULL UP. DRUGS DETECTED.

## 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 MIA88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA063), Dec 13, 1987: Piper PA-22-135 (N3512A), Geneva, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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