# Incident 19870416019349I: Piper PA30, Traverse City, MI, April 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7543° N, 85.6030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Traverse City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7543&lon=-85.6030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7048Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7048Y-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870416019349I

## Narrative

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

THE VFR PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD TO AVOID IFR CONDITIONS.  NO DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7048Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19860213009289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860213009289I), Feb 13, 1986: Piper PA30 (N7048Y), Syracuse, NY. Vector to airport with rough running engine. Water in fuel. Inoperative fuel pump replaced.

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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