# NTSB NYC82FFJ09: Piper PA-28R, N1087H, Syracuse, NY, December 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1981
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FFJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FFJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3517   81/12/3   SYRACUSE,NY         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N1087H              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 21, 845 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            97 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HANCOCK INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 ITHACA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- MANUALLY PSND PROP AFTER UN TO ENGAGE STARTER,ENG STARTED. 1 PAX ON WING,FELL OFF.FND BATTERY DEAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1087H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1087H-2003-12-08), registration cancelled 2003-12-08, S/N 28R-7703013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (registry code 7102813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hancock Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811203078469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203078469A), Dec 3, 1981: Piper PA28R201T, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. Low battery. Hand turned prop to position starter. Engine started. Unchocked airplane, ran into tower building.

## Other investigations on N1087H (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 SEA92LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA014), Oct 20, 1991: Piper PA-28R-201T (N1087H), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE #5 PISTON (HOLE BURNED IN PISTON), DUE TO PRE-IGNITION AND/OR DETONATION. ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING…

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.

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