# Incident 19870405008529I: Piper PA18125, Ft Lauderdale, FL, April 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1987, 15:01 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1808° N, 80.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1808&lon=-80.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9663H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9663H-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870405008529I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING IN OCEAN AFTER ENGINE QUIT, SUSPECT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MIA87LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA128), Apr 5, 1987: Piper PA-18-125 (N9663H), Ft.Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9663H (1)

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

- [Incident 19890227023159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890227023159I), Feb 27, 1989: Piper PA18125 (N9663H), Hollywood, FL. Aircraft flown in reckless manner at low altitude over residential area. Occupants were intoxicated.

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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