# Accident 19870204075319A: Piper PA28180, Kingfisher, OK, February 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1987, 17:09 local time
- Place: Kingfisher, OK
- Airport: Sundance
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8392° N, 97.9292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8392&lon=-97.9292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26RF-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,906 total, 271 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204075319A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED DURING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING PRACTICE.  SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING AND MISUSE OF CARB HEAT.

## 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 FTW87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA058), Feb 4, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N26RF), Kingfisher, 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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