# Accident 19870922081079A: Piper PA32R300, Hillsdale, MI, September 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1987, 08:26 local time
- Place: Hillsdale, MI
- Airport: Hillsdale Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CFCA
- Location: 41.9209° N, 84.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9209&lon=-84.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8799E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8799E-1989-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 13 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922081079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE.DESCENDED THROUGH CLOUDS AND HIT A TREE TRYING TO LAND.CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED

## 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 CHI87LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA217), Sep 22, 1987: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8799E), Hillsdale, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N8799E (1)

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

- [Incident 19851226067979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851226067979I), Dec 26, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N8799E), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. During taxi for departure, nose gear collapsed. Nose gear downlock had broken.

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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