# Accident 19870626027279A: Piper PA28180, Jesup, GA, June 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jesup, GA
- Airport: Jesup Wayne County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6607° N, 81.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6607&lon=-81.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15978, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15978-2012-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626027279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED INTO RIVER DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 ATL87FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA189), Jun 26, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N15978), Jesup, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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