# Accident 19870911051549A: Piper PA28180, Calverton, NY, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 15:01 local time
- Place: Calverton, NY
- Airport: Calverton Naval Weapons
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NAFA
- Location: 40.9394° N, 72.6698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9394&lon=-72.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15917-2015-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 47 in this make and model, 171 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870911051549A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW FUEL ON VECTORS FOR IFR APPROACH. LOST FUEL PRESSURE, ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN OCEAN.

## 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 NYC87FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA249), Sep 11, 1987: Piper PA-28-180 (N15917), Riverhead, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N15917 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830929062719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929062719I), Sep 29, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Stratford, CT. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed safely at Sikorsky Heliport.
- [Accident 19730725020719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730725020719A), Jul 25, 1973: Piper PA28180 (N15917), Stilwell, OK, Substantial damage. Density alt 3700 ft. misused flaps. Short rough rwy.

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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