# Accident 19870825047609A: Piper PA28140, Hot Springs, AR, August 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1987, 21:00 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5683U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5683U-1990-08-31) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870825047609A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. STRUCK TREES AND THE GROUND ON THE FORCED LANDING.

## 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 MKC87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA167), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N5683U), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5683U (1)

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

- [Accident 19740803025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740803025809A), Aug 3, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N5683U), Larned, KS, Substantial damage. Strong var wind gusting 26K.

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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