# Incident 19870306026149I: Piper PA28180, Fort Collins, CO, March 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1987, 13:45 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Loveland Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4121° N, 105.1126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Loveland Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4121&lon=-105.1126&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9587J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9587J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870306026149I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT SAFELY LANDED AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. EXHAUST VALVE HEAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N9587J (1)

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

- [Incident 20250715007539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715007539I), Jul 15, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N9587J), Benton, AR, No damage. Investigating ASI contacted [privacy data omitted] of the aircraft involved in the wildlife strike report occurrence. The pilot reported to ATC that he hit a…

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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