# NTSB NYC87LA234: Piper PA-28RT-201T, N8288A, Vergennes, VT, August 15, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 15, 1987, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Vergennes, VT
- Location: 44.1917° N, 73.3587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BASIN HARBOR (B06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1917&lon=-73.3587&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30722/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA234

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT BASIN HARBOR AIRPORT, THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST. HE DID NOT CORRECT AND FAILED TO GO AROUND. HE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACC REPORT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8288A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8288A), registered now, S/N 28-8390020, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201T (PA-28RT-20)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A4M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (registry code 42276, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-8390020
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-FB 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: S. David Owen
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: B06, Basin Harbor, runway 2, 3,000 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 460 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Observed at: BTV

## 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 19870815083479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815083479A), Aug 15, 1987: Piper PA28181, Vergennes, VT, Substantial damage. Came in high and fast. Lost control on landing and ran off runway into a ditch.

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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