# Accident 19870320007039A: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, March 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1987, 18:35 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0893° N, 80.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0893&lon=-80.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N726FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N726FL-2014-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3H
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 43 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870320007039A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE QUIT DURING NEGATIVE G FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES. PILOT IGNORED SAFE FLYING PRACTICES.

## 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 MIA87FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA114), Mar 20, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N726FL), Miami, FL, 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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