# Accident 19870326008789A: Piper PA24250, Gainesville, FL, March 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1987, 02:40 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6693° N, 82.3306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6693&lon=-82.3306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6143P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6143P-1991-06-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870326008789A

## Narrative

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

MADE MISSED APPROACH. RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SECOND TRY. CRASH LANDED ON A TAXIWAY. NOT IFR RATED.

## 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 MIA87LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA119), Mar 26, 1987: Piper PA-24 (N6143P), Gainesville, FL, 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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