# Accident 19890806027319A: Piper PA28140, Troy, MI, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 15:15 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy/Oakland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5594° N, 83.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5594&lon=-83.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1157H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1157H-1990-08-10) (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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 168 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027319A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO FENCE. BLAMED SHIFTING WIND.

## 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 CHI89LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA160), Aug 6, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N1157H), Troy, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

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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