# Accident 19870616020729A: Piper PA28180, Hazard, KY, June 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hazard, KY
- Airport: Eastern Kentucky Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2504° N, 83.1900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2504&lon=-83.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8021W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8021W-1989-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 323 total, 302 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616020729A

## Narrative

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

UPPER COWLING BECAME LOOSE ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNING TO AIRPORT AIRCRAFT STALLED. IMPACTED TERRAIN NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA170), Jun 16, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N8021W), Hazard, KY, 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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