# Accident 19870530021629A: Piper PA31350, Cooperstown, NY, May 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Cooperstown, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: IBMA
- Location: 42.7007° N, 74.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7007&lon=-74.9191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59728, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59728-2014-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540J2BD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,904 total, 1,696 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530021629A

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. MADE AN INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LANDING IN A ROUGH FIELD.

## 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 NYC87LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA156), May 30, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 (N59728), Cooperstown, NY, 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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