# Accident 19870412009129A: Piper PA25, Jackson, LA, April 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Jackson, LA
- Airport: Jackson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8296° N, 91.2104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8296&lon=-91.2104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6166Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6166Z-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 102 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412009129A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. PILOT REPORTED JAMMED ELEVATOR.

## 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 FTW87LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA094), Apr 12, 1987: Piper PA-25 (N6166Z), Jackson, LA, 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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