# Accident 19870804081779A: Piper PA28161, Lawrence, MA, August 4, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1987, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8363H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8363H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 99 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804081779A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. LEFT WING TIP DRAGGED GROUND WHILE LANDING ON GRASS BESIDE RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA221), Aug 4, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N8363H), N. Andover, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8363H (1)

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

- [Incident 19850103005519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850103005519I), Jan 3, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8363H), Lawrence, MA. Pilot experienced rough engine, returned for landing. Found broken primer line. Replaced line.

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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