# Accident 19870720039699A: Piper PA25235, Marne, MI, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 06:45 local time
- Place: Marne, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRHG
- Location: 43.0299° N, 85.8203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0299&lon=-85.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8972Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972Y-2019-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,004 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720039699A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE. CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR BROKEN. AUTO FUEL USED WITHOUT STC.

## 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 CHI87DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM10), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-25-235 (N8972Y), Marne, MI, 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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