# Accident 19870814045649A: Piper PA28235, Knoxville, TN, August 14, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9104° N, 83.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9104&lon=-83.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8661W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661W-2009-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870814045649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN RIVER AT END OF RUNWAY. HAD LEANED MIXTURE CONTROL FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL87LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA231), Aug 14, 1987: Piper PA-28-235 (N8661W), Knoxville, TN, 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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