# NTSB NYC87LA207: Piper PA-11, N6346, Andover, NJ, July 16, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1987, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AEROFLEX/ANDOVER (12N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA207
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30698/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA207

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - aborted
  - object - aircraft parked/standing

## Analysis

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL. AS THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, POWER WAS ADDED FOR A GO-AROUND BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF THE RWY. THE LEFT WING STRUT HIT THE WING OF A CESSNA 150 IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE HANGAR, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WING OF A PIPER 140 AIRCRAFT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6346](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6346), registered now, S/N 111321 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 111321
- Airframe hours: 2375
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Raymond & Lois Rose
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 29, 1986
- Airport: 12N, Aeroflex, runway 3, 1,997 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 153 total, 12 in this make and model, 67 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19870716035389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716035389A), Jul 16, 1987: Piper PA11, Andover, NJ, Destroyed. Lost directional and ran off runway struck 2 parked aircraft on a belated go around attempt. Low pilot skill.

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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