# Accident 19970628016289A: Piper PA28R200, Frankfort, NY, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997
- Place: Frankfort, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 43.0303° N, 75.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0303&lon=-75.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8139C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8139C-1997-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628016289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OVRSHOT RUNWAY AND WENT INTO GULCH.

## 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 NYC97LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA130), Jun 28, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8139C), Frankfort, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor in the accident was the night light condition.

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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