# Incident 19870826076169I: Piper PA28161, Fort Myers, FL, August 26, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1987, 15:46 local time
- Place: Fort Myers, FL
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143FT-1990-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870826076169I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AND FORCED LANDING DUE TO A PIECE OF FELT FROM CARBURETOR GASKET CAME LOOSE AND CLOGGED A CARBURETOR JET

## Other reports on N143FT (2)

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

- [Accident 19901015046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901015046329A), Oct 15, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Everglades, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Lost horizon reference on night takeoff over water. Impacted water. Cartwheeled.
- [Incident 19870311027819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870311027819I), Mar 11, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N143FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. On rollout the right main torque link broke and aircraft settled onto flap. Corrosion a factor.

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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