# Incident 19870211013029I: Piper PA28161, Fire Island, NY, February 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1987, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fire Island, NY
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6366° N, 73.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fire Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6366&lon=-73.2049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8149R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8149R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870211013029I

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AFTER A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. LANDED ON A BEACH. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## Other reports on N8149R (1)

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

- [Accident 20230305022149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305022149A), Mar 5, 2023: Piper PA-28-161 (N8149R), North Lindenhur, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 5, 2023, at 1459 local, the pilot of [privacy data omitted], PA-28-161 single engine piston aircraft contacted frg tower with a report of smoke in the…

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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