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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ3 · Greenville, KY · August 30, 1987

Date
August 30, 1987 · 13:30 local
Place
Greenville, KY
Airport
Muhlenberg County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92191
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87LA246
Reported as
Piper STCJ3
Reported engine
Continental A658
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28,000 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Hit trees on landing. Airshow performance. Water in gascolator.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HIT TREES ON LANDING. AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE. WATER IN GASCOLATOR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.