# Incident 19870818054299I: Piper PA28140, Northport, NY, August 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1987, 20:15 local time
- Place: Northport, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9040° N, 73.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9040&lon=-73.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1499H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1499H) (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 O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,075 total, 250 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870818054299I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE. LANDED ON A BEACH. ENGINE MALFUNCTION NOT DEFINED.

## Other reports on N1499H (1)

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

- [Accident 19820410008709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820410008709A), Apr 10, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N1499H), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing, attempted go-around and crashed into post and fence off runway.

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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