Piper PA-60-602P accident near Ravenna, Ohio, August 15, 1987
On August 15, 1987 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-60-602P, registered N6898Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Ravenna, Ohio (Portage County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1987 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Ravenna, Ohio · Portage County · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-60-602P · all PA-60-602Ps on the register
- Registration
- N6898Z · no longer on the register · serial 60-8265011
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG A LNDG ON RWY 27, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST SHORT OF THE RWY LIP. HE STATED THAT THE RGT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE IN THE GRASS ABOUT 25 FT SHORT OF THE RWY, THEN HIT THE LIP. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RGT MAIN GEAR FAILED & THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RGT SIDE OF THE RWY & HIT A RWY LIGHT BEFORE COMING TO REST.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,747 hours in all; 72 in this make and model; 93 in the last 90 days; 4,747 as pilot in command; 1,500 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,092 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 21, 1986; 82 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-AA1A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 22G Elyria OH at 2:00 pm
- Destination: 29G Ravenna OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from CAK, 19 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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