# Accident 19870605018889A: Piper PA28181, Greer, SC, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 21:14 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Greenville-Spartanburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8692° N, 82.2332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8692&lon=-82.2332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2846N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2846N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 62 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605018889A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE ENGINE HAD FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 ATL87LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA159), Jun 6, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N2846N), Greer, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2846N (2)

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

- [Incident 19930228012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228012819I), Feb 28, 1993: Piper PA28181 (N2846N), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Lost control on rollout. Veered off runway. Right brake locked up. Suspect snow and slush froze brake.
- [Incident 19920906039509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906039509I), Sep 6, 1992: Piper PA28181 (N2846N), Gravois Mills, MO, Minor damage. On touch down the pilot hit a bump. Lost control of aircraft and ran off left side of runway.

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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