# Incident 19870812080699I: Piper PA28161, Waukegan, IL, August 12, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Waukegan, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waukegan National Airport (UGN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4379V) (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: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812080699I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED. LANDED ON SAME RUNWAY. BLEW A TIRE ON LANDING. FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N4379V (1)

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

- [Incident 19880412028909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880412028909I), Apr 12, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N4379V), Streamwood, IL. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Landed in a field with no damage. One fuel tank empty and other was full.

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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