# Incident 19870112004049I: Piper PA24250, White Plains, NY, January 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1987, 14:36 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6659P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6659P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870112004049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORCED LANDING AFTER FUEL EXHAUSTION. TOOK OFF WITH MINIMAL FUEL IN TANKS.

## Other reports on N6659P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030429017159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030429017159I), Apr 29, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N6659P), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed gear up at Trenton, NJ. Pilot tried several times to cycle gear with no success. Manual extension also unsuccessful. Awaiting report from…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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