# Accident 19870827048329A: Piper PA20, Chelan, WA, August 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8906° N, 119.9908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8906&lon=-119.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6901K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6901K-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,372 total, 59 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870827048329A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TRYING TO MAKE RUNWAY WHILE PRACTICING A FORCED LANDING BY TURNING MAGNETOS OFF. UNAUTHORIZED AUTO FUEL.

## 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 SEA87FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA178), Aug 28, 1987: Piper PA-20 (N6901K), Chelan, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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