# Accident 19870826049189A: Piper PA38112, Vero Beach, FL, August 26, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1987, 15:35 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.6402° N, 80.3902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6402&lon=-80.3902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2316D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2316D-2011-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826049189A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SOLO CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED DOWNWIND WITH A HIGH SINK RATE. CFI HAD MISJUDGED DISTANCE.

## 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 MIA87FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA234), Aug 26, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N2316D), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

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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