# Accident 19870213003309A: Aermer FALCOF8L, Mcarthur, OH, February 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1987, 12:02 local time
- Place: Mcarthur, OH
- Airport: Vinton Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3696° N, 82.3907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3696&lon=-82.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N894RB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N894RB-2013-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brown Richard A FALCO F.8L (registry code 0566064, https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-richard-a-falco-f-8l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERMER FALCOF8L
- Reported engine: LYC IO320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 3 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DEG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870213003309A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL87DEG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEG03), Feb 13, 1987: Richard A. Brown Falco F-8L (N894RB), Mc Arthur, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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