# Accident 19870115035119A: Piper PA28181, Albany, GA, January 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1987, 18:23 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Albany Dougherty County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5894° N, 84.2093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5894&lon=-84.2093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4353P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4353P-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 319 total, 225 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115035119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AN ILS APPROACH. WEATHER NOT CHECKED ON PREFLIGHT. PILOT DELAYED EMERGENCY CALL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL87LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA061), Jan 15, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N4353P), Albany, GA, substantial damage

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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