# Accident 19870910050939A: Piper PA28140, Clinton, MD, September 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Clinton, MD
- Airport: Washington Executive/Hyde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7608° N, 76.8899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7608&lon=-76.8899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5515U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5515U-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870910050939A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. NOSE OVER. ENGINE RESTARTED. RAN NORMAL. USING AUTO GAS.

## 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 BFO87LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA064), Sep 11, 1987: Piper PA-28-140 (N5515U), Clinton, MD, 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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