# Accident 19871226074809A: Piper PA28R201T, Hays, KS, December 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1987, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8708° N, 99.3105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8708&lon=-99.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83BC-2010-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 72 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871226074809A

## Narrative

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

ICING CONDITIONS. POOR VISIBILITY. MISSED APPROACH. LANDED IN FIELD DUE TO ICE AND LOW FUEL. HIT UNKNOWN OBJECT.

## 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 MKC88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA033), Dec 26, 1987: Piper PA-28R-201T (N83BC), Hays, KS, 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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