# Accident 19870716043849A: Piper PA28R180, Dansville, NY, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5597° N, 77.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5597&lon=-77.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7684J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7684J-1993-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 435 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716043849A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. UNDERSHOT A CHOSEN OPEN FIELD. FUEL SYSTEM HAD CAVITATED. POSSIBLY A CLOGGED FUEL VENT.

## 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 NYC87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA131), Jul 16, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N7684J), Dansville, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7684J (1)

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

- [Accident 19921120047629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921120047629A), Nov 20, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N7684J), Blairsville, GA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees on side of cloud obscured mountain. Was advised vnr twice on briefings. Frontal weather in area.

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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