Piper PA-28-181 accident near Adams, Nebraska, July 15, 1987
On July 15, 1987 at about 10:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-28-181, registered N8097S, was substantially damaged in an accident near Adams, Nebraska (Korver 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
- July 15, 1987 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Adams, Nebraska · Korver · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · all PA-28-181s on the register
- Registration
- N8097S · registry record · serial 28-8090108
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON A PRIVATE SOD STRIP, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY TO AN ADJOINING PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE HAY BALE FOLLOWED BY A LARGE MOUND OF DIRT. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 96 hours in all; 9 in this make and model; 44 in the last 90 days; 44 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,300 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 16, 1987; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Beatrice Air,Inc.
The flight
- Departed from: BIE Beatrice NE
- Destination: 16NE Panama NE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 5,000 ft by 11 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 030° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 91°F (33°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:52 pm from LNK, 20 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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