# Accident 19870925056609A: Piper PA28181, Troy, MI, September 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1987, 14:10 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Big Beaver
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7688F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7688F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 344 total, 60 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870925056609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. H IT DITCH ON LANDING. SELECTED OFF WHEN A TANK RAN DRY.

## 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 CHI87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA221), Sep 25, 1987: Piper PA-28-181 (N7688F), Troy, MI, 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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