# Accident 19880322027459A: Piper PA28140, Chatham, VA, March 22, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chatham, VA
- Airport: Jefferson Watson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8097° N, 79.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8097&lon=-79.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6587W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587W-1990-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880322027459A

## Narrative

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

LANDING APPROACH HIGH AND FAST. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING . VEERED OFF RUNWAY. HIT A TREE.

## 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 BFO88LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA028), Mar 22, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N6587W), Chatham, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6587W (1)

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

- [Incident 19801211086209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211086209I), Dec 11, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N6587W), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Student pilot allowed aircraft to veer off runway after touchdown.

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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