# Accident 19870907050189A: Piper STCPA28, Ocala, FL, September 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1987, 11:25 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Greystone
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5581U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581U-1990-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA28
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870907050189A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUOT. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. WHILE AVOIDING TRAFFIC WING HIT POLE. FOUND LOOSE GASCOLATOR.

## 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 MIA87LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA241), Sep 7, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N5581U), Ocala, FL, substantial damage

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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