# Accident 19870806050409A: Piper PA28140, Fairwater, WI, August 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fairwater, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7402° N, 88.8602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7402&lon=-88.8602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6793J-1989-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,236 total, 191 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870806050409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND AFTER A LONG DESCENT. LANDED DOWNWIND. BALLOONED INTO A FENCE. PILOT BELIEVED CARB ICING.

## 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 CHI87FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87FA187), Aug 6, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N6793J), Fairwater, WI, 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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