# Accident 19870426011519A: Piper PA24250, Pinehurst, NC, April 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1987, 20:30 local time
- Place: Pinehurst, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1809° N, 79.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1809&lon=-79.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7136P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7136P-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 827 total, 35 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870426011519A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO EMERGENCY AIRPORT. CRASHED INTO TREES. LOST FUEL FROM LEAKY FUEL CAPS. NO CHECK OUT.

## 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 ATL87LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA126), Apr 27, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N7136P), Pinehurst, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N7136P (1)

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

- [Accident 19741209041669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741209041669A), Dec 9, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7136P), Limon, CO, Substantial damage. AN914-2D elbow fitting broken from fuel pump outlet. Complete loss of fuel flow to carb.

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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