# Accident 19870128001229A: Piper PA31310, Medford, OK, January 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Medford, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8000° N, 97.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8000&lon=-97.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76ND (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 962 total, 6 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870128001229A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINES FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON FINAL APPROACH.  THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DUE TO LOW FUEL.

## 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 FTW87LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA049), Jan 28, 1987: Piper PA-31 (N76ND), Medford, OK, 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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