# Accident 19870729040079A: Piper PA23160, St Petersburg, FL, July 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3304° N, 81.5694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3304&lon=-81.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22GM-1988-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 168 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870729040079A

## Narrative

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

STOPPED ENGINE OVER GULF TO DEMO VMC. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE OR RESTART. DITCHED. BLAMED HANGING GEAR. NO DEFECTS.

## 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 MIA87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA216), Jul 29, 1987: Piper PA-23-160 (N22GM), St Petersburg, FL, 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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