# Accident 19870715038479A: Piper STCPA28, Elberton, GA, July 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1987, 17:30 local time
- Place: Elberton, GA
- Airport: Elbert County-Patz Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0994° N, 82.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0994&lon=-82.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5502F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502F-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715038479A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON CLIMB TO CRUISE. RETURNED TO FIELD.CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A SWAMPY AREA.WATER IN CARB BOWL

## 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 ATL87FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA212), Jul 15, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N5502F), Elberton, GA, 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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