# Accident 19870807077009A: Piper PA28161, Redding, CA, August 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1987, 14:48 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6003° N, 122.4605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6003&lon=-122.4605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81200, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81200-2013-02-27) (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: 295 total, 8 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870807077009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG. RAN OFF RUNWAY. HIT A FENCE. WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. STOPPED ON A CITY STREET. FLYING IN AN AIR RACE.

## 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 LAX87LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA297), Aug 7, 1987: Piper PA28-161 (N81200), Redding, CA, 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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