# Accident 19870819045989A: Piper PA16, Ehrenburg, AZ, August 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1987, 07:50 local time
- Place: Ehrenburg, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5205° N, 114.5197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5205&lon=-114.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5753H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5753H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 34 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA308) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819045989A

## Narrative

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

MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED LANDING ON  DESERT ROAD. A WING HIT A SIGN. AIRCRAFT SWUNG INTO ROCKS AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX87LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA308), Aug 19, 1987: Piper PA-16 (N5753H), Ehrenberg, AZ, 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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