# Accident 19870410008919A: Piper PA32260, Pine Center, MN, April 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1987, 00:15 local time
- Place: Pine Center, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3499° N, 94.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3499&lon=-94.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56721-2013-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 18 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870410008919A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. IMPACTED TREES IN A SWAMP DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND A FAULTY OIL PUMP.

## 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 CHI87DER04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DER04), Apr 10, 1987: Piper PA-32-260 (N56721), Pine Center, MN, 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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